Public Vision, Private Lives: Rousseau, Religion, and 21st-Century Democracy

By Mark S. Cladis and Mark S. Cladis

Book Overview

Listening closely to the religious pitch in Rousseau's voice, Cladis convincingly shows that Rousseau, when attempting to portray the most characteristic aspects of the public and private, reached for a religious vocabulary. Honoring both love of self and love of that which is larger than the self--these twin poles, with all the tension between them--mark Rousseau's work, vision and challenge--the challenge of 21st-century democracy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195125541
• ISBN13: 9780195125542
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"