Political Theory
The Question of Liberty in Rousseau
ABSTRACT
This colloquium explored the long-raging debate about whether Rousseau is a friend or foe of liberty.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Two Discourses and the Social Contract. Translated by John T. Scott. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (First Discourse) and Polemics. Translated by Judith R. Bush, Roger D. Masters, and Christopher Kelly. Lebanon: Dartmouth College Press, 1992.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discourse on the Origins of Inequality (Second Discourse), Polemics, and Political Economy. Translated by Judith R. Bush, Roger D. Masters, Christopher Kelly, and Terence Marshall. Lebanon: Dartmouth College Press, 1993.