Description: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Paperback by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques; Coleman, Patrick (EDT); Philip, Franklin (TRN), ISBN 0199555427, ISBN-13 9780199555420, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological
independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine alternatives to the corruption and oppressive conformity of modern society.
Rousseaus sweeping account of humanitys social and political development epitomizes the innovative boldness of the Englightment, and it is one of the most provocative and influential works of the eighteenth century. This new translation includes all Rousseaus own notes, and Patrick Colemans
introduction builds on recent key scholarship, considering particularly the relationship between political and aesthetic thought.
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Book Title: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Sociology / General, Natural Law, General
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 4.8 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Franklin Philip
Item Width: 5.1 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
