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The General Will before Rousseau: The Transformation of the Divine into the Civic - Princeton Legacy Library
Patrick Riley
The General Will before Rousseau: The Transformation of the Divine into the Civic - Princeton Legacy Library
Patrick Riley
Patrick Riley traces the forgotten roots of Rousseau's concept to seventeenth-century questions about the justice of God. If He wills that all men be saved, does He have a general will that produces universal salvation? And, if He does not, why does He will particularly" that some men be damned? The theological origin of the "general will" was impo
296 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 14, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780691606415 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 294 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 16 mm · 397 g |
Language | English |
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