The Institution of Church and State as One—An Analysis of Rousseau’s Political Philosophy

Contemporary Chinese Thought 48 (1):36-50 (2017)
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In this article, Zhu Xueqin provides an overall view of Rousseau’s political philosophy as he discusses Rousseau’s notion of the general will, the social contract, and the differences between Rousseau and thinkers such as Hobbes and Locke. Zhu argues that Rousseau’s political philosophy is deeply flawed as it advocates a moralization of politics that seeks to build a heavenly kingdom on earth, an ideal that has left a significant imprint on the modern world.

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10.1080/10971467.2017.1383807

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