| Description |
xxxviii, 204 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
On the State of Nature. 1. Man Is Sociable in His Essence. 2. Man Born Evil in a Part of His Essence -- On the Sovereignty of the People. Bk. 1. On the Origins of Sovereignty. 1. On the Sovereignty of the People. 2. The Origin of Society. 3. Of Sovereignty in General. 4. Of Particular Sovereignties and Nations. 5. Examination of Some of Rousseau's Ideas on the Legislator. 6. Continuation of the Same Subject. 7. Of Founders and the Political Constitution of Nations. 8. The Weakness of Human Power. 9. Continuation of the Same Subject. 10. Of the National Soul. 11. Application of the Preceding Principles to a Particular Case. 12. Continuation of the Same Subject. 13. Necessary Elucidation. Bk. 2. On the Nature of Sovereignty. 1. On the Nature of Sovereignty in General. 2. Of Monarchy. 3. Of Aristocracy. 4. Of Democracy. 5. Of the Best Kind of Sovereignty. 6. Continuation of the Same Subject. 7. Summary of Rousseau's Judgements on Different Forms of Governments |
| Notes |
Critical translations of De l'état de nature and De la souverainete ́ du peuple |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [xxxi]-xxxv) and index |
| Subject |
Maistre, Joseph Marie, comte de, 1753-1821 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Essentialism (Philosophy)
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Sovereignty.
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| Author |
Maistre, Joseph Marie, comte de, 1753-1821.
De la souveraineté du peuple. English.
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Lebrun, Richard.
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| LC no. |
97158177 |
| ISBN |
0773514155 |
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