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.