Rousseau and Hobbes

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Rousseau and Hobbes
Author : Robin Douglass
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Language : English
Release Date : 28 March 2024
ISBN : 9780198724964
Pages : 241 pages
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Robin Douglass examines the relationship between Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, two of the most important figures in the history of modern political thought. He explores and evaluates the differences between them, and advances an original interpretation of Rousseau's political philosophy.

Rousseau and Hobbes

Robin Douglass examines the relationship between Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, two of the most important figures in the history of modern political thought. He explores and evaluates the differences between them, and advances an original interpretation of Rousseau's political philosophy.

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