@article{1468411,
      note = {Includes index.},
      author = {Harris, Neal, and Bosseau, Denis. and Pintobtang, Ployjai.  and Brown, Owen.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1468411},
      title = {Rousseau today : interdisciplinary essays /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      abstract = {This highly innovative and wide-ranging collection  'reloads' Rousseau as a resource for current social and  political theory, covering both well-known topics and less  familiar ones. William Outhwaite, Professor Emeritus of  Sociology, University of Newcastle, UK This scintillating  volume on Rousseauwith its internationally divergent and  original chaptersconfronts the realities of the neo-liberal  counterrevolution and the ways in which its understanding  of freedom constitute a danger for a good life of all and  the survival of the planet. Heinz Snker, Rudolf Carnap  Senior Professor, Bergische Universitt Wuppertal, Germany  We are living through a crisis of democracy, during which  it is necessary not to go back to Rousseau but to go  forward to Rousseau and to explore the ways in which his  thought can illuminate our contemporary dilemmas. The  interdisciplinary focus and breadth of this stimulating  collection will be of great help in this endeavour. Andy  Kilmister, Senior Lecturer of Economics, Oxford Brookes  University, UK This book demonstrates that Rousseau offers  a distinctive critical voice which is worthy of listening  to. Rousseau is shown to target not merely social  injustices, but the very dynamics central to the form of  life itself. As such we are able to contemplate, and engage  in, a more foundational form of social critique. We contend  that by returning to Rousseau, both as a theorist in his  own right, and as an interlocutor with the contemporary  literature within radical political and social philosophy,  we can see both the circumscribed nature of contemporary  discussion, and the true importance of Rousseaus thought.  In summary, Rousseau remains a figure of vital importance  across disciplines and it is high time for an edited volume  which connects insights centring his thought and impact  today. Denis Bosseau is a doctoral candidate at the  University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Owen Brown is an  independent scholar based in Oxford, UK. Neal Harris is a  Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University,  UK. Ployjai Pintobtang is a Lecturer in the department of  Government, University of Chiang Mai, Thailand.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29243-9},
      recid = {1468411},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      address = {Cham :},
      year = {2023},
}