Rousseau and the Future of Freedom

This book examines Rousseau’s conception of freedom and its significance for our modern technological world. Drawing on Rousseau’s thought to explore the changing nature of authority, science and technology in modern society, the book’s approach points to how Rousseau had a tragic conception of free...

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description This book examines Rousseau’s conception of freedom and its significance for our modern technological world. Drawing on Rousseau’s thought to explore the changing nature of authority, science and technology in modern society, the book’s approach points to how Rousseau had a tragic conception of freedom, one that parallels the circumstances that characterize our own desire for freedom and democracy. Rousseau’s critique of progress is integral to his thought in general and underrated when it comes to our own studies of science, technology and society. This volume refers to cases from the world of "free software" to consider our own predicament with how a flood of code and algorithms that is being wrapped around everything from our stuff to our food, to our bodies, our brains and – by extension – our freedom. As such, it will appeal to scholars of social and political theory, philosophy and ethics, particularly those with interests in science and technology studies and the implications of modern technology for freedom. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1697422025-12-02T05:19:37Z Rousseau and the Future of Freedom Deibel, Eric Rousseau political theory social theory political philosophy science and technology studies freedom technology property food bodies algorithms brains liberty modernity Deleuze Linux-GNU social contract free software Naive Naturalism Rousseau's Critique Direct Democracy Grotius Tragic Conception Hold Diderot Leviathan Precarious Relations Natural Freedom Omnipresent Agnostic thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBA Social theory thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory This book examines Rousseau’s conception of freedom and its significance for our modern technological world. Drawing on Rousseau’s thought to explore the changing nature of authority, science and technology in modern society, the book’s approach points to how Rousseau had a tragic conception of freedom, one that parallels the circumstances that characterize our own desire for freedom and democracy. Rousseau’s critique of progress is integral to his thought in general and underrated when it comes to our own studies of science, technology and society. This volume refers to cases from the world of "free software" to consider our own predicament with how a flood of code and algorithms that is being wrapped around everything from our stuff to our food, to our bodies, our brains and – by extension – our freedom. As such, it will appeal to scholars of social and political theory, philosophy and ethics, particularly those with interests in science and technology studies and the implications of modern technology for freedom. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 2025-12-02T05:19:36Z 2025-12-02T05:19:36Z 2025-12-01T12:15:06Z 2022 book ONIX_20251201T131047_9781000807448_18 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/108792 9781000807448 9781003193609 9781000807516 9781032045245 9781032045238 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/169742 eng Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/108792/1/9781000807448.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003193609 10.4324/9781003193609 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781000807448 9781003193609 9781000807516 9781032045245 9781032045238 Routledge 122 Oxford open access
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