Rousseau's theodicy of self-love [electronic resource] : evil, rationality, and the drive for recognition / Frederick Neuhouser.

The nature of amour-propre
The dangers of amour-propre
The varieties of inflamed amour-propre
Why inflamed amour-propre is so common
Social and domestic remedies
The standpoint of reason
Amour-propre's role in forming rational subjects.