"Sex, Freedom & Equality in Rousseau's "Emile
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6355774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Penny A Wei (0000-0003-3095-6591, corresponding author), Penny A Weiss |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 603-625 |
| Publication date | 1990-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234821 |
| OpenAlex | W2332810008 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article challenges interpretations of Rousseau's Emile that see its program of female education as inconsistent with that of males and with Rousseau's general principles. Using Rousseau's definition of freedom, the author explores how the educations of both sexes aim at creating interdependencies rather than self-sufficiency or slavery and concludes that Emile is not as free, nor Sophie as enslaved, as some have argued. The differences in their educations are seen as appealing to identical understandings of the human condition and development, freedom and dependence, happiness and suffering, and the tasks of politics
Epistemology · Happiness · Interdependence · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2024 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |