Public Vision, Private Lives Rousseau, Religion, and 21st-Century Democracy
, by Cladis, Mark S.- ISBN: 9780195125542 | 0195125541
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/27/2003
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.