Instinct and intimacy : political philosophy and autobiography in Rousseau / Margaret Ogrodnick.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Drawing on his autobiographies, Margaret Ogrodnick analyses Jean-Jacques Rousseau's role as a theorist of the modern self, tracing the implications for his political thought. In elucidating the corresponding images in his autobiographical and philosophical works, the book attends especially to the hidden and intimate dimensions of the self. As a psycho-analytic thinker, Rousseau propounds the internal retrieval of instincts as the psychological basis of his democratic republic. As a philosopher of intimacy, he stresses the importance of intimate relations and private sentiments in building community bonds."--Jacket.

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The modern self in Rousseau -- Political philosophy and the introspective psyche -- Woman, sexuality, and intimate society -- Autonomy and extension in political relations -- Independence and the general will -- Compassion, innocence, and the state -- Private and public realms.

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