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IF ROUSSEAU WERE RICH: ANOTHER MODEL OF THE GOOD LIFE
In: History of political thought, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 499-520
ISSN: 0143-781X
This article examines the conclusion of Book 4 of Rousseau's Emile, which consists of a description of how Rousseau would choose to live if he were rich, and seeks to situate it within Rousseau's thought more broadly. This important passage, which has gone virtually unnoticed in the literature, offers an evocative account of a life of leisure and simple pleasures, enjoyed in the country with a few select friends - a life of happiness that Rousseau claims virtually anyone can afford, whether rich or not. The passage thus provides a guide to 'the art of living', demonstrating that true happiness requires moderation, decency towards others, and above all the avoidance of vanity. The model of the good life outlined here diverges in crucial respects from the other model human types in Rousseau's corpus, including the natural man of the Discourse on Inequality, the citizen of The Social Contract, the solitary dreamer of The Reveries of the Solitary Walker, and Emile himself. Adapted from the source document.
Rousseau: Law and the Sovereignty of the People
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 698-700
ISSN: 1537-5927
Burning Laws and Strangling Kings? Voltaire and Diderot on the Perils of Rationalism in Politics
In: The review of politics, Band 73, Heft 1, S. 77-105
ISSN: 0034-6705
Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 402-403
ISSN: 1537-5927
Adam Smith, Radical and Egalitarian: An Interpretation for the 21st Century
In: History of political thought, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 371-373
ISSN: 0143-781X
Does "bettering our condition" really make us better off?: Adam Smith in progress and happiness
In: American political science review, Band 100, Heft 3, S. 309-318
ISSN: 0003-0554
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Rousseau's 'Philosophical Chemistry' and the Foundations of Adam Smith's Thought
In: History of political thought, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 620-641
ISSN: 0143-781X
Site Fights: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West. By Daniel P. Aldrich. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2008. 254p. $39.95
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 386-389
ISSN: 1537-5927
THE MARKET IN THE MORAL ORDER
In: The review of politics, Band 71, Heft 3, S. 493-494
ISSN: 0034-6705
Adam Smith and the death of David Hume: the "Letter to Strahan" and related texts
"The Letter to Strahan is an ostensible letter that Adam Smith wrote on the last days, death, and character of his closest friend, the philosopher David Hume, and published alongside Hume's autobiography, My Own Life, in 1777. Other than his two books, it is the only work that Smith published under his name during his lifetime, and it elicited a great deal of commentary and controversy. Because of Hume's reputation for impiety, Smith's portrayal of his friend's cheerfulness and equanimity during his final days provoked outrage among the devout. Smith later commented that this work "brought upon me ten times more abuse than the very violent attack I had made upon the whole commercial system of Great Britain"--meaning, of course, The Wealth of Nations. This is the first annotated version of this fascinating and important work. Along with the Letter to Strahan, the volume also includes Hume's My Own Life, the work to which the Letter was a kind of companion piece; two personal letters related to the Letter; and three published responses to the Letter--two viciously critical and one generally favorable. A substantial editor's introduction discusses the context, composition, publication, and significance of the Letter, along with the strong reaction that it provoked. Taken together, the works included in the volume provide an entertaining and accessible entrée into some of the most controversial debates over religion and morality in the eighteenth century
Adam Smith and Rousseau: ethics, politics, economics
In: Edinburgh studies in Scottish philosophy