num_pages: 280
description: According to Rousseau, the best possible relationship between unequals is one of "benificence." This book addresses the problem implicit in his writings of whether it is indeed possible for a just and generous relationship to exist between non-equals. Judith Still draws together issues in Rousseau's work that are often treated in isolation: the state, just relations between individuals, sexual politics and the constructing of a feminine identity. Using techniques of reading drawn from literary theory, she argues that for Rousseau, it is sexual difference that disturbs the practice of benificence.
language: English
title: Justice and Difference in the Works of Rousseau: Bienfaisance and Pudeur
titlecomplete: Justice and Difference in the Works of Rousseau: Bienfaisance and Pudeur (Cambridge Studies in French, Series Number 39)
ratings_count: 2
series: Cambridge Studies in French
publisher: Cambridge University Press