Rousseau's theodicy of self-love
Subtitle: evil, rationality, and the drive for recognition
By: Frederick Neuhouser.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780199542673
Subjects: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, -- 1712-1778; Self-acceptance; Self-esteem; Pride and vanity; Good and evil; Recognition (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of amour-propre; title: The dangers of amour-propre; title: The varieties of inflamed amour-propre; title: Why inflamed amour-propre is so common; title: Social and domestic remedies; title: The standpoint of reason; title: Amour-propre's role in forming rational subjects.