In the following excerpt, Cullen analyzes Rousseau's concept of "negative " (in the state of Nature) liberty and its relationship to democracy.

In the following excerpt, Shklar discusses Rousseau 's idea of the body politic, one of his political personifications.

In the following excerpt, Medina discusses Rousseau as an advocate of contractarianism.

In the following excerpt, Cranston discusses Rousseau's Social Contract in the context of Rousseau's other works and in the works of his contemporaries.

In the following excerpt, Mead examines the impact of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's La Nouvelle Héloïse when it was first published, and assesses its impact on the subsequent history of the novel.