JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU: UM FILÓSOFO CRÍTICO
Resumo
A leitura da obra de Rousseau revela uma reflexão radical que ultrapassa os limites de uma simples crítica dirigida contra os hábitos e costumes de uma sociedade para, num grau mais profundo, apresentar-se como combatente do paradigma dominante no século XVIII, ou seja, a preponderância da racionalidade. O confronto dos três discursos: Discurso sobre as ciências e as artes (1749), Discurso sobre a economia política (1755) e Discurso sobre a origem e os fundamentos da desigualdade entre os homens (1755) com Do Contrato Social (1762) e Emílio (1762), permite visualizar o pensamento de Rousseau como um fenômeno singular em meio aos discursos eufóricos dos intelectuais do iluminismo.
Palavras-chave: Rousseau, crítica radical, iluminismo
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: a critical philosopher
Abstract:Upon reading Rousseau’s work, we come across extreme reflection, which exceeds the boundary of mere criticism against society’s customs and habits towards a deeper level, to fight the prevailing paradigm of the XVIII century, i.e. the predominance of rationality. The confrontation of three discourses – Discourse on the sciences and the arts (1749), Discourse on political economy (1755) and Discourse on the origin and foundations of inequality among men (1755) versus On Social Contract (1762) and Emile (1762) allows viewing Rousseau’s thought as a unique phenomenon amidst the euphoric discourses of Enlightenment intellectuals.
Key-words: Rousseau, extreme critique, Enlightenment
Palavras-chave: Rousseau, crítica radical, iluminismo
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: a critical philosopher
Abstract:Upon reading Rousseau’s work, we come across extreme reflection, which exceeds the boundary of mere criticism against society’s customs and habits towards a deeper level, to fight the prevailing paradigm of the XVIII century, i.e. the predominance of rationality. The confrontation of three discourses – Discourse on the sciences and the arts (1749), Discourse on political economy (1755) and Discourse on the origin and foundations of inequality among men (1755) versus On Social Contract (1762) and Emile (1762) allows viewing Rousseau’s thought as a unique phenomenon amidst the euphoric discourses of Enlightenment intellectuals.
Key-words: Rousseau, extreme critique, Enlightenment