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1 online resource (294 pages). |
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| Series |
Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
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Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
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Cover; Contents. |
| Summary |
Patrick Riley traces the forgotten roots of Rousseau's concept to seventeenth-century questions about the justice of God. If He wills that all men be saved, does He have a general will that produces universal salvation? And, if He does not, why does He will particularly"" that some men be damned? The theological origin of the ""general will"" was important to Rousseau himself. He uses the language of divinity bequeathed to him by Pascal, Malebranche, Fenelon, and others to dignify, to elevate, and to ""save"" politics. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Librar. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
General will -- History.
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General will. |
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History. |
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Political science -- France -- History.
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Political science. |
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France. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Riley, Patrick. General Will before Rousseau : The Transformation of the Divine into the Civic. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781400858187 (electronic book) |
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1400858186 (electronic book) |
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