Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (World's Classics) - Softcover

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

 
9780192829474: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (World's Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0192829475 ISBN 13: 9780192829474
Verlag: Oxford Paperbacks, 1994

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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 unparalleled 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. Rousseau's sweeping account of humanity's social and political development epitomizes the innovative boldness of the Enlightenment, and it is one of the most provocative and influential works of the 18th century. This new translation includes all Rousseau's own notes, and Patrick Coleman's introduction builds on recent key scholarship, considering particularly, the relationship between political and aesthetic thought. Patrick Coleman is the author of "Rousseau's Political Imagination".

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Oxford Paperbacks
Erscheinungsdatum
1994
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0192829475
ISBN 13 
9780192829474
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162
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