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The General Will is Citizenship. Inquiries into French Political Thought.
Jason Andrew Neidleman
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Hardback. This text advances a republican conception of citizenship, which is described and defended through an analysis of the general will in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaders of the French Revolution and Restoration-era liberals. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPA; JPF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
In The General Will is Citizenship, Jason Neidleman advances a republican conception of citizenship, which is described and defended through a piercing analysis of the general will in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaders of the French Revolution, and Restoration-era liberals. Neidleman explains that the "general will" is the will members of society have qua citizen, as opposed to the will they have qua private individual. It encapsulates tensions fundamental to egalitarian politics—tensions between individual autonomy and the collective good, between voluntarism and virtue, between popular will and rational will. Essential to the general will is its foundation in a ... Read more
In The General Will is Citizenship, Jason Neidleman advances a republican conception of citizenship, which is described and defended through a piercing analysis of the general will in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaders of the French Revolution, and Restoration-era liberals. Neidleman explains that the "general will" is the will members of society have qua citizen, as opposed to the will they have qua private individual. It encapsulates tensions fundamental to egalitarian politics—tensions between individual autonomy and the collective good, between voluntarism and virtue, between popular will and rational will. Essential to the general will is its foundation in a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742507883
SKU
V9780742507883
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About Jason Andrew Neidleman
Jason Andrew Neidleman is currently a visiting professor of political science at DePaul University.
Reviews for The General Will is Citizenship. Inquiries into French Political Thought.
A remarkably valuable book.
French History
The ambitious scope of this book makes for a satisfying read.
History of Political Thought
The General Will is Citizenship is a splendid study on Rousseauean themes; it is intelligent, careful, and uncommonly well written. All Rousseau scholars are deeply in his debt.
Patrick Riley, author of The General ... Read more
French History
The ambitious scope of this book makes for a satisfying read.
History of Political Thought
The General Will is Citizenship is a splendid study on Rousseauean themes; it is intelligent, careful, and uncommonly well written. All Rousseau scholars are deeply in his debt.
Patrick Riley, author of The General ... Read more