Pub Date: August 13, 2010
Dewey: 128.46
Lexile Code: 0000
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.61" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 0.91 lbs) 292 pages
BISAC Categories:
Philosophy | Movements | Humanism | Literary Criticism | European | French | Political Science | History and Theory | General | Language Arts and Disciplines | Linguistics | History and Surveys
Description: Jean-Jacques Rousseau revolutionized our understanding of ourselves with his brilliant investigation of amour propre: the passion that drives humans to seek the esteem, approval, admiration, or love - the recognition - of their fellow beings. Frederick Neuhouser traces the development of this key idea in modern thought.