description: Rousseau and Revolution, Volume 10 of Will &amp; Ariel Durant's Story of Civilization, ranges over a Europe in ferment, but centers on the passionate rebel-philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the great exponent of the romantic impulse toward self-exploration &amp; social revolt, who contended with the great rationalist, Voltaire, for the mind of Europe. Rousseau condemned civilization as a disease, glorified the noble savage, proclaimed to the world with equal intensity his own love affairs &amp; the natural Rights of Man, &amp; became the patron saint of the Revolution &amp; the worldwide social upheavals of two centuries.
language: English
title: Rousseau and Revolution
titlecomplete: Rousseau and Revolution
genres: Historical, Audiobook, History, Reference, Philosophy, France, European History, Politics, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 865
series: The Story of Civilization, عصر فولتير
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: MJF Books