Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Rousseau is portrayed as a theorist focused on the common individual, aligning him with thinkers like Kant, Hegel, and Marx, while also connecting him to modern philosophers such as Emerson and Nietzsche. The book delves into Rousseau's concept of the democratic individual as a complex, multiple self. Strong investigates Rousseau's apprehensions about authorship, his views on humanity, and his efforts to address the challenges posed by relativism in politics, alongside the significant role of sexuality in his political thought.