Rousseau and the Spirit of Autonomy: A Pathos of Vigour

• In Event: Citizenship in Liberalism and Democratic Theory

Brief Overview

The paper contributes to the debate about the concept of autonomy in Rousseau by positing that a certain pathos of vigour is necessary from the citizen in order for him to be self-legislating.

Author

• Etienne Cardin-Trudeau, University of Toronto