卢梭
Men and Citizens
DoubanThis book, first published in 1969, is widely regarded as one of the best studies of Rousseau's thought in any language. In it, Professor Shklar examines Rousseau's central concern: given that modern civilisation is intolerable and a return to the state of nature impossible, how is man to arrange his existence in society? Shklar organises the study around Rousseau's two conceptions of Utopia: the Spartan city and the autonomous family group. She emphasises the importance for Rousseau of psychological factors and shows how, when mediated through his images of authority and use of metaphor, they bring him to his notorious view that man is 'everywhere in chains'. In Shklar's view, Rousseau's conclusion is almost equally pessimistic: the chances are very remote that we can overcome the psychological obstacles to become both men and citizens.
社会契约论
Du Contrat Social Douban
卢梭
translator:
何兆武
publishing house:
商务印书馆
2003
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《社会契约论》是一部政治哲学著作。它探讨的是政治权利的原理,它的主旨是为人民民主主权的建立奠定理论基础。它的问世,是时代的需要,是人类社会向前进步的产物;它正确回答了历史进程提出的问题:法国命运的航船驶向何方。人类是幸运的,人民是伟大的,在历史发展的紧要关头,总有人指引前进的道路,人民总能及时做出正确的抉择。“在18世纪的法国政治思想领域里,存在着三种改革国家政治制度的学说:孟德斯鸠主张立宪君主制,伏尔泰主张开明的君主制,而卢梭主张民主共和制。