Gendered Community: Rousseau, Sex, and Politics

by Penny A. Weiss

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Rousseau's writings reflect paradoxes and apparent inconsistencies with his principled commitments to freedom and equality. In this engrossing work, Penny Weiss wrestles with issues of gender in the works of Rousseau. Weiss attempts to resolve apparent inconsistencies by placing them within the context of Rousseau's political philosophy, while avoiding the impulse to attribute his remarks on the sexes to the sexist times in which he wrote, or to his...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:B002DZBMKC

ISBN13:9780814792889

Release Date:April 1995

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.77 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies History Humanities Nonfiction Philosophy Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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