ISBN10: 0826487246, ISBN13: 9780826487247, [publisher: Continuum] Hardcover London & New York : Continuum, c2006. Hardcover.162 p. ; 24 cm. . Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780826487247. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY,
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New York Continnuum-3PL 2006 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Continuum Studies in Philosophy, 14.

ISBN10: 0826487246, ISBN13: 9780826487247, [publisher: Continuum] Hardcover
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New York Continnuum-3PL 2006 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Continuum Studies in Philosophy, 14.

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ISBN10: 0826487246, ISBN13: 9780826487247, [publisher: CONTINUUM 3PL] Hardcover Jean-Jacques Rousseau is an enigmatic figure in many ways. This book explains Rousseau s true place in the Enlightenment by paying particular attention to his account of virtue. It shows that Rousseau shares important characteristics with his contemporaries.
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Continuum. New. Date: 2006. Hardcover. 0826487246 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, like new, pristine, never opened -- 208 pages. Description: "Jean-Jacques Rousseau is an enigmatic figure in many ways. There is much debate about whether he was an advocate of the Enlightenment project or a critic of it. Sometimes Rousseau seems to be arguing against traditional values and hierarchies. But elsewhere he seems to be an enemy of progress altogether. This book explains Rousseau's true place in the Enlightenment by paying particular attention to his account of virtue. Virtue ethics is one of the main branches in moral philosophy, and its most famous advocate is Aristotle. Many recent philosophers have tried to revive virtue ethics, most notably Alasdair MacIntyre in his 1984 book, 'After Virtue'. MacIntyre argues that the Enlightenment project was doomed to fail precisely because Enlightenment philosophers had discarded Aristotle. They do this by rejecting Aristotle's claim that all things are, by nature, directed towards some proper end. The enlightenment figures whom MacIntyre discusses at length in his critique are Hume, Kant, and Kierkegaard. And while Rousseau is mentioned as an Enlightenment thinker, very little attention is paid to him. This book puts Rousseau's ethics into historical perspective, showing that Rousseau ...