Locke and Rousseau
Laurie M. Johnson
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Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Laurie Johnson investigates two Enlightenment-era reactions to honor in Locke and Rousseau. She provides an in-depth analysis of how political philosophers John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau react differently to the place and importance of honor in society. Locke continues the trend of rejecting honor as a means of achieving order and justice in society, preferring instead the modern motivation of rational self-interest. Johnson explores the possibility of an honor code that is compatible with Lockean liberalism, but also points out the problems inherent in such a project. She then turns to Rousseau, whose reaction to Enlightenment ideas reveals our own ... Read more
Laurie Johnson investigates two Enlightenment-era reactions to honor in Locke and Rousseau. She provides an in-depth analysis of how political philosophers John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau react differently to the place and importance of honor in society. Locke continues the trend of rejecting honor as a means of achieving order and justice in society, preferring instead the modern motivation of rational self-interest. Johnson explores the possibility of an honor code that is compatible with Lockean liberalism, but also points out the problems inherent in such a project. She then turns to Rousseau, whose reaction to Enlightenment ideas reveals our own ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739147870
SKU
V9780739147870
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About Laurie M. Johnson
Laurie M. Johnson is professor of political science at Kansas State University.
Reviews for Locke and Rousseau
Anyone who wants to understand the modern liberal denigration of honor and the possible recovery of honor in our liberal world must read Laurie Johnson’s book. Her argumentation is clear, incisive, and animated by a spirited love of honor.
Larry Arnhart, Northern Illinois University Dr. Johnson’s Locke and Rousseau: Two Enlightenment Responses to Honor is a classic case of ... Read more
Larry Arnhart, Northern Illinois University Dr. Johnson’s Locke and Rousseau: Two Enlightenment Responses to Honor is a classic case of ... Read more