Discourse: Upon the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

John James Rousseau

ISBN 10: 1440045372 / ISBN 13: 9781440045370

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2012

Beschreibung

Print on Demand. This book explores the origins of inequality among humankind, a state of affairs that, according to the author, was not the intended order of nature. Before society corrupted humans, they lived in a state of natural equality, where their only concerns were basic survival needs and self-preservation. The author traces the development of inequality to the establishment of property and the rise of government, arguing that these institutions led to the concentration of power in the hands of a few and the oppression of the many. The book delves deeply into the philosophical and historical underpinnings of inequality, examining the relationship between freedom and equality and the role of education in shaping human behavior. Ultimately, the author argues that true equality can only be achieved through the abolition of private property and the establishment of a society based on common ownership and cooperation. This book is a profound and challenging examination of one of the most fundamental questions of human existence: the nature of equality and its relationship to freedom and happiness. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Discourse: Upon the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind
• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1440045372
• ISBN-13: 9781440045370
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: New
• Buchtyp: print-on-demand item
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Excerpt from Discourse: Upon the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

Happinefs? In examining what were the belt Maxims good Senfe might prefcribe for the Conflitu tion of a perfect Government, I was (0 firuck to find them all ampligdyigh in yours, that, tho' I had not been born within your. Walls, I ihould have thought my felf indifpenfably obliged to offer this Picture of human Society to that People, which of all others in my Opinion, enjoys the greatefi Advantages of it, and has befi guarded againfi its fmallef't Abufes.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.