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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis C. Rasmussen (Syracuse U. )Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.036kg ISBN: 9780271033495ISBN 10: 0271033495 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 10 March 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Rousseau's Unhappy Vision of Commercial Society 2. Smith's Sympathy with Rousseau's Critique 3. The European Peasant and the Prudent Man 4. Progress and Happiness Conclusion References IndexReviewsRasmussen offers what will likely be the definitive account of Smith's grappling with Rousseau for years to come. He presents systematic and compelling evidence to defend the hypothesis that Smith was deeply affected by Rousseau's deconstruction of commercial society.... Rasmussen's Smith is revealed to be a more complex thinker than he is often portrayed, and we can all learn, especially amidst our own commercial crisis, from Smith's judicious and fair-minded prescriptions for such challenges. - David Lay Williams, Political Studies Rasmussen has produced a concise, carefully organized, and insightful work that illuminates the thought of Rousseau and Adam Smith. - M. Coulter, Choice We have hitherto lacked a systematic and sophisticated book-length analysis of the relation between Smith and Rousseau. These two near-contemporaries addressed many of the same issues - such as the emergence of capitalism, the relation between the free market and morals, the relation of commerce to politics, the nature of sympathy or empathy, and the relation of the philosopher to the modern liberal order - and yet often came to opposing conclusions. Dennis Rasmussen's beautifully written book will be important reading for anyone concerned with these two figures and, more broadly, the Enlightenment and its critics. - Charles Griswold, Boston University Author InformationDennis C. Rasmussen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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