{"product_id":"9781138218956","title":"Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith A Philosophical Encounter","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Philosophical Encounter\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles L Griswold\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith are giants of eighteenth century thought. The heated controversy provoked by their competing visions of human nature and society still resonates today. Smith himself reviewed Rousseau's \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, and his perceptive remarks raise an intriguing question: what would a conversation between these two great thinkers look like?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding book Charles Griswold analyzes, compares and evaluates some of the key ways in which Rousseau and Smith address what could be termed \"the question of the self\". Both thinkers discuss what we are by nature (in particular, whether we are sociable or not), who we have become, whether we can know ourselves or each other, how best to articulate the human condition, what it would mean to be free, and whether there is anything that can be done to remedy our deeply imperfect condition. In the course of examining their rich and contrasting views, Griswold puts Rousseau and Smith in dialogue by imagining what they might say in reply to one another. Griswold’s wide-ranging exploration includes discussion of issues such as narcissism, self-falsification, sympathy, the scope of philosophy, and the relation between liberty, religion and civic order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb exploration of two major philosophers, \u003ci\u003eJean-Jacques\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRousseau and Adam Smith: A Philosophical Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of these two figures, eighteenth century philosophy, the Enlightenment, moral philosophy, and the history of ideas. It will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as political theory, economics, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles L. Griswold\u003c\/strong\u003e is Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSelf-knowledge in Plato’s Phaedrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForgiveness: A Philosophical Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003ePlatonic Writings\/Platonic Readings\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor (with David Konstan) of \u003ci\u003eAncient Forgiveness: Classical, Judaic, and Christian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 September 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781138218956\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e276\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.75\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63582874304652,"sku":"9781138218956","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781138218956","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}