عنوان

Letter to Beaumont, Letters Written from the Mountain, and Related Writings

(Number (ISBN

1611682851

(Number (ISBN

9781611682854

Erroneous ISBN

1584651644 (alk. paper)

Erroneous ISBN

9781584651642

Number

b432090

Title Proper

Letter to Beaumont, Letters Written from the Mountain, and Related Writings

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Christopher Kelly and Eve Grace ; translated by Christopher Kelly and Judith R. Bush.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Hanover, N.H. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University Press of New England,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2001.

Place of Manufacture

(Baltimore, Md. :

Name of Manufacturer

Project MUSE,

Date of Manufacture

2015)

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxviii, 334 p. )

Series Title

The collected writings of Rousseau ;

Volume Designation

vol. 9

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p.315-329) and index.

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: Pastoral Letter ofHis Grace the Archbishop -- ofParis i -- Translated by Christopher Kelly -- Letter to Beaumont 17 -- Translated by Judith R. Bush and Christopher Kelly -- Fragments of the Letter to Christophe de Beaumont 84 -- Translated by Christopher Kelly -- History of the Government of Geneva o02 -- Translated by Christopher Kelly -- Letters Written from the Mountain 131 -- Translated by Judith R. Bush and Christopher Kelly -- FIRST PART -- First Letter I34 -- State of the question in relation to theAuthor Whether it is within the competence -- of the civil Tribunals. Unjust manner of resolving it. -- Second Letter 153 -- On the Religion of Geneva. Principles of the Reformation. -- TheAuthor opens the discussion of mirales. -- Third Letter 169 -- Continuation of the same Subject. Short examination ofsome other accusations. -- Fourth Letter 188 -- TheAuthor assumes himself to beguilty; he compares the proceedings to the Law. -- Fifth Letter 200 -- Continuation of the same Subject. urprudence drawn from roceedings done in similar cases. -- Goal of theAuthor in publishing the profession offaith. -- Sixth Letter 229 -- Whether it is true that the Author attacks Governments. Short analysis of his Book. -- The proceeding done in Geneva is without precedent, and has not been foUowed in any country. -- SECOND PART -- Seventh Letter 237 -- Present State of the Government of Geneva, settled by the Edict of the Mediation. -- Eighth Letter 256 -- Spirit of that Edict. Counterweight that itgives to theAristocratic Power. Undertaking -- of the small Council to annihilate this counterweight by means of deeds. Conclusion. -- Ninth Letter 283 -- Manner of reasoning of the Author of the Letters Writtenfrom the Country. -- His truegoal in this Writing. Choice of these examples. Character -- of the Bourgeoisie of Geneva. Proof byfacts. Conclusion. -- The Vision ofPierre of the Mountain, -- Called the Seer 307 -- Translated by Christopher Kelly -- Notes 315 -- Index 331.

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General Material Designation

Selections.

Date of Publication

2001

Language (when part of a heading)

English.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,1712-1778-- Censorship.

Church and state, Early works to 1800.

Number

Edition

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,1712-1778.

Grace, Eve.

Project Muse.

Date of Transaction

20170922080155.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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