An Interpretation Of The Modernity Of Rousseau 's Doctrine Of Public

Rousseau’s democratic ideology is a key to open a new era.His theory of social contract exudes a democratic sense of freedom everywhere, his people’s sovereignty theory is even important as the cornerstone of modern democratic system. If we want to understand the theory of social contract, we shall know the General Will first.Rousseau’s General Will theory is not produced without foundation, and it has the outer fringe environment in specific era and the inherent resources during the time of long history. They, which include the appreciation of the priori tradition of France’s native country, the Suspicion of Britain’s empiricism, the limitless sympathy on human suffering life, the incomparable hope of mankind’s free equal society, the unique personal experience of life and Geneva complex, are the outer fringe environment in which Rousseau’s General Will theory is produced. At the same time, they, which include the city state spirit of classical era, the idea of the republic, the concept of sovereign right in modern times, the thoughts of human rights, are the thought origin that Rousseau’s General Will theory produces.Though the domestic and international academia expresses different views and passes different judgments towards General Will theory of Rousseau all the time, Rousseau is undoubtedly great, and his General Will theory is undoubtedly deep. The political philosophy thought of Rousseau, which takes General Will as its soul, is not only like a raging fire, which burns the practicing activities of France revolution and American independent revolutions at that time directly, but also like a long source and course that flow without end, which is spreading permanent thought glamour. First investigation data, this paper analyzes the research status at home and abroad about General will theory, provides a research perspective of modernity, and in this perspective, analyzes the rational concept of Rousseau’s General Will theory, on this basis, to the connotation of the public will and the modernity thought to form the new interpretation and interpretation, to correct that there is too much emphasis on academic circles by Rousseau’s irrational expression.This article is divided into five chapters, the first chapter introduction illustrates the origin, the research significance of this study, the related literature at home and abroad, research methods, briefly the basic concept and the features of the combing the general will. The second chapter is embodied by the Rousseau’s social contract theory dual view to understanding, Rousseau’s general will find a key to understanding of Rousseau, to understand the connotation of Rousseau’s general will lay the third chapter one of the main tone. The third chapter is mainly to public will thought basic reading of text, from the most basic text tease out general will theory of modernity. The fourth chapter is based on Rousseau’s general will theory of modernity after reading for Hegel in the perversion of Rousseau’s general will theory to make a system response, from the difference of the logic system of a response and understanding. The fifth chapter is the concluding part, summarizes the positive of Rousseau’s general will theory of political philosophy, advocated the world in the critique of Rousseau’s general will theory also should be the dialectical view of the value of his public will theory.