Rousseau's Concept of Consensus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4294530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George J Graham (Vanderbilt University), George Graham (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 80-98 |
| Publication date | 1970-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2147559 |
| OpenAlex | W2315290274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The idea of consensus is critical to an understanding of the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Indeed, it was for him the heart of society, as he would posit that it must be held in the heart of each and every man within society. Its importance is indicated by the form in which he presented the basic question facing man. That question is political: Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.... What can render [social bonds] legitimate?' This question isolates the problem of consensus in a manner different from that used by previous theorists. Instead of merely demonstrating that consensus is crucial for social life and, for this reason alone, that it must be maintained,2 Rousseau faces the problem from the perspective of
Political science · Political Theory and Influence · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 2010 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |