Rousseau and the Problem of Human Relations

Synopsis

Investigates The Psychological Foundations Of Human Sociability As They Are Treated In The Work Of Jean-jacques Rousseau. Argues That Rousseau Provides A Pessimistic, Or Tragic, Teaching Concerning The Nature And Scope Of Human Connectedness--provided By Publisher. Rousseau's Theory Of Human Relations -- Social Longing And Moral Perfection -- Pity And Human Weakness -- Romantic Love In Emile -- Romantic Love In Julie -- Friendship, Virtue, And Moral Authority -- The Ecology Of Justice -- The Sociology Of Wholeness. John M. Warner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.