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J.-J. Rousseau: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) was a Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and composer. He is best known for his influential works on political philosophy, such as The Social Contract (1762), and for his novel Émile, or On Education (1762). Rousseau's writings had a profound impact on the French Revolution and on the development of modern political thought. Major works include A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (1750), Discourse on Inequality (1755), Julie, or the New Héloïse (1761), Confessions (1782–1789).
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Benjamin Barber on Rousseau - Dictionary of Arguments

Brocker I 691
Rousseau/Barber/Haus: it is controversial to what extent Barber can be seen as in harmony with Rousseau. The first question is to what extent Rousseau is seen as a precursor of modern theories of participation.(1)(2)(3)
>B. Barber
, >Participation.

1.Florian Weber „Selbstbestimmung durch Teilhabe. Theorien der partizipativenb Demokratie“ in: Oliver W. Lembcke/Claudia Ritzi/Gary S. Schaal (Hg.) Zeitgenössische Demokratietheorie. Vol. 1: Normative Demokratietheorien, Wiesbaden 2012, p. 227f.
2. W. Jay Reedy, „The relevance of Tousseau to Contemporary Communitarism. The Example of Benjamin Barber”, in: Philosophy and Social Criticism 21/2, 1995 p. 54
3. Urs Marti, “Rousseau und die Krise der repräsentativen Demokratie” in: Oliver Hidalgo (Hg.) Der lange Schatten des „Contrat Social“. Demokratie und Volkssouveränität bei Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Wiesbaden 2013, p. 251

Michael Haus, „Benjamin Barber, Starke Demokratie“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

PolBarb I
Benjamin Barber
The Truth of Power. Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House New York 2001

Brocker I
Manfred Brocker
Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018


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