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Rousseau on State of Nature and Education

Iván SzelényiYale University

William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology & Political Science

44:01·2011·undergraduate level

This lecture unpacks Jean-Jacques Rousseau's foundational concepts of the 'general will' and the 'state of nature' as presented in his seminal works, particularly focusing on the educational philosophy articulated in Émile. It contrasts amour de soi with amour propre and examines the implications of 'negative education'.

EconomicsMoral & Political PhilosophyRousseauSocial Contract TheoryPhilosophy of Education

Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151)

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Iván Szelényi

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Iván Szelényi is a Professor of Sociology at Yale University, a prominent scholar in post-communist societies, social inequality, and urban sociology.

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