{"title":"Jared Holley","description":"\u003cp\u003eJared Holley's work delves deeply into the intersections of philosophy and aesthetics, offering rich explorations of how taste shapes political and cultural life. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eRousseau’s Politics of Taste\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to consider the ethical dimensions of aesthetic experience and the broader implications for social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful analysis that challenges conventional perspectives, combining rigorous scholarship with a nuanced understanding of psychological and philosophical ideas. Holley’s contributions are essential for those interested in the philosophical underpinnings of culture and society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rousseaus-politics-of-taste-by-jared-holley-9781399521161","title":"Rousseau’s Politics of Taste","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRousseau's Politics of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the popular but partial pictures we have of Rousseau as an inconsistent 'ancient' utopian or a 'modern' abstract philosopher with a systematising spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining intellectual history and political theory, it reinterprets his understandings of pleasure and happiness, judgment and \u003ci\u003eamour-propre\u003c\/i\u003e, inequality, the general will and, above all, taste. Rousseau's readers have long recognised the complex tensions in his thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy reconstructing his theory of taste as a kind of modern Epicureanism, this book provides a way of articulating neglected patterns in those tensions and offers a new understanding of what he was attempting to achieve with his political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934202314988,"sku":"9781399521161","price":91.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399521161-rousseau-s-politics-of-taste.jpg?v=1783905303"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/jared-holley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}