It is therefore worth coming to grips with his thought and its legacy. But like any major thinker, there are risks in summaries – some of which give us clues about Rousseau himself. Although he is ...

Rivista di Storia della Filosofia (1984-), Vol. 70, No. 1 (2015), pp. 49-64 (16 pages) Abstract: The idea of degeneration in Rousseau’s thought. The Author analyses the part played by the idea of ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ideas, whether acknowledged or not, have permeated Western counter-hegemonic, progressive thought — modern and postmodern — for the last 250 years. Change the conversation, ...

Few philosophers in the Western Canon fell under as intense persecution during their lifetimes as Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). After the publication and subsequent political and ecumenical ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. In 2018, when Pierre-Louis Follet joined the team at the New York ...

To mark the 300th anniversary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birth and discuss why Rousseau still matters today Philip Dodd is joined by the novelist Lawrence Norfolk, philosopher... Show more To mark the ...