Public Vision, Private Lives Rousseau, Religion, and 21st-Century Democracy

by Cladis, Mark S.

• ISBN13: 9780195304190
• ISBN10: 0195304195
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2099-11-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Listening closely to the religious pitch in Rousseau's voice, Cladis convincingly shows that Rousseau, when attempting to portray the most characteristic aspects of the public and private, reached for a religious vocabulary. Honoring both love of self and love of that which is larger than theself--these twin poles, with all the tension between them--mark Rousseau's work, vision and challenge--the challenge of 21st-century democracy.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Public Vision, Private Lives	p. 2
Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction	p. 3
From the Garden to the City: the Tragic Passage	p. 33
Nature's Garden	p. 35
Revisiting the Garden's Solitaires	p. 44
The Precarious Passage	p. 52
The Rush to Slavery	p. 64
Life in the Ousted Condition	p. 79
Rousseau at the Crossroads	p. 100
Paths to Redemption	p. 123
The Extreme Public Path	p. 125
The Private Path	p. 154
The Path to Family, Work, Community, and Love	p. 172
Religious Dimensions of the Middle Way	p. 187
Democracy and Ineluctable Friction	p. 214
Conclusion: A Way Forward: Rousseau and 21st-Century Democracy	p. 229
Notes	p. 249
Works Cited	p. 279
Index	p. 285
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