Julie; or, La nouvelle Hélöise
Subtitle: a synthesis of Rousseau's thought (1749-1759)
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1949
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Description: Although Rousseau wrote the work as a novel, a philosophical theory about authenticity permeates through it, as he explores autonomy and authenticity as moral values. A common interpretation is that Rousseau valued the ethics of authenticity over rational moral principles, as he illustrates the principle that one should do what is imposed upon him by society only insofar as it would seem congruent with one's "secret principles" and feelings, being constituent of one's core identity. Thus inauthentic behavior would pave the way to self-destruction.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 193-194.

Microfilm. [Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilms International, 1985] 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm.