The Overvaluation of Talent
An Interpretation and Application of Rousseau's Amour-Propre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356661 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Locke Mclendon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-138 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| 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 | 10.1086/polv36n1ms3235426 |
| OpenAlex | W2568352277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In this article, it is argued that amour-propre, as defined by Rousseau in the Second Discourse, is a specific criticism of the Enlightenment tendency to over-value talent. In particular, I attempt to demonstrate that liberal societies committed to the merit system of distributive justice suffer from higher levels of amour- propre than other sorts of societies. Liberal societies, as a result, are prone to produce hyper self-conscious individuals who have difficulty identifying with their neighbors and establishing civic friendship
Criticism · Economic Justice · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Friendship · Interpretation (philosophy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |