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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Hackett Classics) Edition Unstated

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Author), Donald A. Cress (Translator), James Miller (Introduction)
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Donald Cress's highly regarded translation, based on the critical Pléiade edition of 1964, is here issued with a lively introduction by James Miller, who brings into sharp focus the cultural and intellectual milieu in which Rousseau operated. This new edition includes a select bibliography, a note on the text, a translator’s note, and Rousseau’s own Notes on the Discourse.

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    November 15, 1992
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    5.5 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.; Edition Unstated (November 15, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0872201503
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0872201507
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (/ruːˈsoʊ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought.

Rousseau's novel Emile, or On Education is a treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel Julie, or the New Heloise was of importance to the development of pre-romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings — his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker — exemplified the late 18th-century movement known as the Age of Sensibility, and featured an increased focus on subjectivity and introspection that later characterized modern writing. His Discourse on Inequality and The Social Contract are cornerstones in modern political and social thought.

During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophes among members of the Jacobin Club. Rousseau was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.

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Savannah H
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting read
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well written and goes through each point clearly. I'd recommend to anyone interested in philosophy especially
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Jay Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars Great insights into inequality
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018
What more can i say about this then it did its job. I read a book by Rousseau, which had been my overall goal. Great insights into inequality, incredibly sad just how applicable this is to modern day.
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Chrinoceros
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for Westerners
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021
As an undergrad in philosophy, I must have had this as a small part of a class. I can’t remember using it on an assignment, and worldly/political philosophy didn’t seem stimulating then. But whether it’s circumstances of our current/recent political climate or my advancing age, Rousseau has come to seem very under appreciated to me. An intellectual colossus, anticipating already huge names like Darwin and Nietzsche.
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S. K. Leggate
5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Example of the 18th Century Enlightenment.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2003
This is a wonderful example of the 18th century enlightenment. In this work, Rousseau states that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process, something most of us have found to be very true if unfair. This new translation also includes all of Rousseau's own notes.
I enjoyed this tremendously, and am always amazed that the thought pattern and process is oneof the few things that hasn't changed over the centuries.
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Raymond F. Donahue
5.0 out of 5 stars The garden of eden
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2000
I find Rousseau especially creative in the way he describes how inequality progressed from the time the first humans made contact. He makes a good case for the solitary life. I think Rousseau believes it is destructive whenever humans come together in groups. Governments were formed to protect the weaker from the stronger or as Rousseau thinks to actually protect the rich from the poor. This is an outstanding book. It will haunt you.
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