Rousseau's Theodicy of Self-Love (English, Frederick Neuhouser)

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This book is the first comprehensive study of Rousseau's rich and complex theory of the type of self-love ( amour propre ) that, for him, marks the central difference between humans and the beasts. Amour propre is the passion that drives human individuals to seek the esteem, approval, admiration, or love--the recognition --of their fellow beings. Neuhouser reconstructs Rousseau's understanding of what the drive for recognition is, why it is so pr…

ISBN: 9780199542673