Title Rousseau and Geneva : from the first discourse to the social contract, 1749-1762 / Helena Rosenblatt

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) Series Ideas in context ; 46 Ideas in context ; 46 Contents Introduction. Rousseau in a Genevan context -- The formation of a "citizen of Geneva" -- Rousseau becomes Rousseau, 1751-1754. Geneva, doux commerce, and Rousseau from the First to the Second Discourse -- Rousseau and natural law: the context -- Rousseau and natural law: the Second Discourse -- The "invisible chain": Rousseau and Geneva from the Second Discourse to the Social Contract -- The Social Contract Summary Rousseau and Geneva reconstructs the main aspects of Genevan political and religious thought in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this way Dr. Rosenblatt contextualizes the development of Rousseau's thought from the First Discourse through to the Social Contract. Over time Rousseau has been adopted as a French thinker, but Dr. Rosenblatt points out that he is, in fact, a Genevan thinker and explains that it was his relationship with Geneva that played an integral part in his development into an original political thinker Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Contributions in political science SUBJECT Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 fast Subject Calvinism -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. Calvinism Intellectual life Political science Calvinisme. SUBJECT Geneva (Switzerland) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century Subject Switzerland -- Geneva Genève (stad) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0511002815 9780511002816 9780511582936 0511582935 9780521570046 0521570042 9780521033954 0521033950

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