A Discourse on Inequality Contributor(s): Rousseau, Jean Jacques (Author) |
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ISBN: 1909735078 ISBN-13: 9781909735071 Publisher: Aziloth Books OUR PRICE: $8.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Literary Collections - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 320.01 |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.26 lbs) 114 pages |
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Publisher Description: Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the son of a Genevan watchmaker who became one of the foremost French writers and political theorists of the Enlightenment, penning such classics as 'The Social Contract' and 'Emile'. His 'Discourse on the Origin of Inequality' was written some eight years earlier, and takes as its theme the degradation of humanity through the corrupting influences of civilisation. Rousseau traces the origins of inequality and its increasing prominence over the historical period. His wide-ranging analysis covers a swathe of disparate topics, from compassion and sensitivity, through despotism and war, to private property, the origin of goodness and the perfectibility of humanity. The Discourse became hugely influential - it helped lay the philosophical foundations for the French Revolution, and inspired similar insurrections well into the nineteenth century. |