Episode 78: John Scott - Rousseau's Reader

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Episode 78: John Scott - Rousseau's Reader

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Jan 26, 2021

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A conversation with John Scott about his recent book "Rousseau's Reader: Strategies of Persuasion and Education" (U of Chicago Press).

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Jan 26, 2021

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Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Houston, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Houston. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Episode 78: John Scott - Rousseau's Reader

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