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But Rousseau was translated into the complex dialectic of Hegel and lived to become the parent of theories he would have doubtless been the first to disown.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But Rousseau was translated into the complex dialectic of Hegel and lived to become the parent of theories he would have…”
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Laski reflects on Rousseau's influence on later political theories, particularly through Hegel's interpretation.
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