Man or citizen : anger, forgiveness, and authenticity in Rousseau / Karen Pagani.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-232) and index.

"Examines the role of anger and forgiveness in the autobiographical, literary, and philosophical works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Argues that for Rousseau, anger is an inevitable outcome of social intercourse, and that forgiveness is central to his understanding of subjectivity and hence of moral and political action"--Provided by publisher

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Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Political Significance of Forgiveness and Anger in Rousseau's Thought: The Dialogues as a Case Study -- 1. The Magnanimous Pardon -- 2. The Philosophes' Plot and the Frenchman's Anger -- 3. The Productive Capacities of the Citizen's Anger -- 4 The Frenchman's Conundrum -- Part 2: Private, Interpersonal Forgiveness: The Rousseauvean Intervention -- 5. Saint-Lambert's and Rousseau's Miraculous Reconciliation -- 6. Publicized Anger and the Unforgivable

7. Forgiveness Among Men and Citizens -- 8. To Forgive or Not to Forgive? That Is the Question -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

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