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Author:
Cooper, Laurence D., 1962- author.
Title:
Dreaming of justice, waking to wisdom : Rousseau's philosophic life / Laurence D. Cooper.
Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
xxi, 249 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,--1712-1778.--Rêveries du promeneur solitaire.
Rêveries du promeneur solitaire (Rousseau, Jean-Jacques)
Philosophy.
Philosophy in literature.
Philosophy.
Philosophy in literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction : after the cave -- Part I. The life of philosophy and the life of Rousseau; The reveries of the solitary walker : an introduction -- Part II. "What am I?" : first walk; "A faithful record" : second walk; Becoming a philosopher : third walk; Being a philosopher : fourth, fifth, and sixth walks; Becoming a more perfect philosopher : seventh, eighth, and ninth walks; Coda : the love of wisdom and the wisdom of love : tenth walk.
Summary:
"Dreaming of Justice, Waking to Wisdom reveals what could be thought of as the capstone of Rousseau's thought, even if that capstone has been nearly invisible to readers. Despite criticizing philosophy for its corrosive effects on both natural goodness and civic virtue, Rousseau, argues Laurence D. Cooper, held the philosophic life as an ideal. Cooper expertly unpacks Rousseau's vivid depiction of the philosophic life and the case for that life as the most natural, the freest, or, in short, the best or most choice-worthy of lives. Cooper focuses especially on a single feature, arguably the defining feature of the philosophic life: the overcoming of the ordinary moral consciousness in favor of the cognitivist view of morality. Cooper shows that Rousseau, with his particular understanding and embrace of the philosophic life, proves to be a kind of latter-day Socratic. Thorough and thought-provoking, Dreaming of Justice, Waking to Wisdom provides vital insight into Rousseau"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0226825019
9780226825014
0226824993
9780226824994
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1346125400
LCCN:
2022036159
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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