by Joel Schwartz
University of Chicago Press, 1984
Cloth: 978-0-226-74223-6 | Paper: 978-0-226-74224-3
Library of Congress Classification HQ23.S35 1984
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.7

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Joel Schwartz presents the first systematic treatment of Rousseau's understanding of the political importance of women, sexuality, and the family. Using both Rousseau's lesser-known literary works and such major writings as Emile, Julie, and The Second Discourse, he offers an original and provocative presentation of Rousseau's argument. To read Rousseau, Schwartz believes, is to enter into a profound discourse about the meaning of sexual equality and the opportunities, pitfalls, costs, and benefits that sexual relationships bestow and impose on us all. His own thoughtful reading of Rousseau opens up fresh perspectives on political philosophy and the history of sexual, masculine, and feminine psychology.