Issue 47, 4th quarter 2009
Thinking on Screen
Christopher Bertram
Pages 34-42
Why Rousseau still matters
It would be a mistake to draw the conclusion that Rousseau believes that we should simply disregard what others think and depend entirely and narcissistically on our own evaluation of ourselves and our merits. Once self-love is loose in the world, it is an inescapable feature of our psychology. It is something that it is difficult to tame, but it has to be done.