Sociability, Perfectibility and the Intellectual Legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11347703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Sonenscher (King's College Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 683-698 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of European Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-6599 • E-ISSN: 1873-541X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01916599.2014.987563 |
| OpenAlex | W2075966162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the concept of sociability was used mainly to refer to the putative range of primary human qualities or capabilities that preceded—or existed independently of—the formation of political societies. This article is an examination of the impact of Rousseau's thought on this then standard usage. Its initial focus is on Rousseau's concept of perfectibility and its bearing on the thought of Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, and Friedrich Schlegel. Its broader aim is to show how their respective responses to Rousseau were part of a more deep-seated transformation of the concept of sociability itself
Condorcet method · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |