{"product_id":"rousseau-as-author-christopher-kelly-9780226430249","title":"Rousseau as Author: Consecrating One's Life to the Truth","description":"For Rousseau, \"consecrating one's life to the truth\" (his personal credo) meant publicly taking responsibility for what one publishes and only publishing what would be of public benefit. Christopher Kelly argues that this commitment is central to understanding the relationship between Rousseau's writings and his political philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e Unlike many other writers of his day, Rousseau refused to publish anonymously, even though he risked persecution for his writings. But Rousseau felt that authors must be self-restrained, as well as bold, and must carefully consider the potential political effects of what they might publish: sometimes seeking the good conflicts with writing the truth. Kelly shows how this understanding of public authorship played a crucial role in Rousseau's conception-and practice-of citizenship and political action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRousseau as Author\u003c\/i\u003e will be a groundbreaking book not just for Rousseau scholars, but for anyone studying Enlightenment ideas about authorship and responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226430243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226430249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.98h x 5.02w x 0.54d","brand":"Christopher Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483432300799,"sku":"9780226430249","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f1f657a-3608-43f9-a8b4-e648f0d82294.jpg?v=1778038719","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rousseau-as-author-christopher-kelly-9780226430249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}