The Stories of Citizens
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and de Staël Challenge Enlightenment Reason
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lori J Marso (0000-0001-9990-4613, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-463 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/3235209 |
| OpenAlex | W2324455949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Germaine de Staël tell stories that warn against adopting the model of manly citizenship that emerged from the basic tenets of Enlightenment thought. This model includes idealization of the individual as autonomous self, faith in the possibility of a unitary public, the twinning of increasing enlightenment with increasing freedom and progress, and belief that political judgment is best made from an Archimedean point outside of time, space, particular experiences or interests, and familial loyalties. Though Rousseau, Montesquieu, and de Staël are often interpreted as adherents of the Enlightenment, their stories of particular women excluded from the philosophy and politics of Enlightenment reason beckon us toward new ways of defining and practicing citizenship in a democratic community
Citizenship · Democracy · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Faith · Idealization · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unitary state · European Political History Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |