Review of: Falaky, Fayçal. Social Contract, Masochistic Contract: Aesthetics of Freedom 252 and Submission in Rousseau.

DOI

10.1353/tfr.2017.0322

Authors

Olivier M. Delers, University of RichmondFollow

Document Type

Review

Publication Date

3-2017

Abstract

"The strength of this work resides in the fact that it is not just an important contribution to the fields of Rousseau studies. As the title indicates, the book is a reflection on the masochistic tendencies that can be detected in all of Rousseau’s important texts."

Recommended Citation

Delers, Olivier. Review of Fayçal Falaky, “Social Contract, Masochistic Contract: Aesthetics of Freedom and Submission in Rousseau,” The French Review, 90, 3, March 2017, 254-255. https://doi.org/10.1353/tfr.2017.0322