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Resolving the Paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Sexual Politics
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2009
Summary
This book proposes a resolution to the paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's sexual politics—that he is the philosopher of freedom for men yet philosopher of servitude for women. The author examines psychological oppression, which is often overlooked as a consequence of sexual and identity politics, which is revealed in Rousseau's Les Solitaires and Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary. The author addresses logical problems for Rousseau and certain forms of contemporary 'difference' feminisms. With the aid of Simone de Beauvoir's notions of liberty, the author proposes a way to use Rousseau's philosophies to overcome psychological oppression.
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Edition
1/2009
Copyright Year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4477-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4478-5
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
86
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Contents No access
A Note On Translations No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter I: Rousseau’s Philosophy of Servitude: ‘Woman’ Defined No access Pages 1 - 27
Chapter II: The Other Side of the Paradox No access Pages 28 - 40
Chapter III: Rousseau and the Nineteenth Century Novel of Female Adultery No access Pages 41 - 60
Chapter IV: Rousseau and Simone de Beauvoir No access Pages 61 - 76
