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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paperback, 2004)

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A powerful, passionate explanation of the roots of social inequality, Rousseau's Discourse influenced virtually every major philosopher of the Enlightenment. It remains among the 18th-century's most provocative and frequently studied works. If humans are benevolent by nature, how do societies become corrupt? And how do governments founded upon the defense of individual rights degenerate into tyranny? These are the questions addressed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, a strikingly original inquiry into much-explored issues of 18th-century (and subsequent) philosophy: human nature and the best form of government. Rousseau takes an innovative approach by introducing a hypothetical history that presents a theoretical view of people in a pre-social condition and the ensuing effects of civilization. In his sweeping account of humanity's social and political development, the author develops a theory of human evolution that prefigures Darwinian thought and encompasses aspects of ethics, sociology, and epistemology. He concludes that people are inevitably corrupt as a result of both natural (or physical) inequalities and moral (or political) inequalities. One of the most influential works of the Enlightenment, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality offers a thought-provoking account of society's origins and a keen criticism of unequal modern political institutions.

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PublisherDover Publications Inc.

ISBN-139780486434148

eBay Product ID (ePID)95534037

Product Key Features

Number of Pages64 Pages

Publication NameDiscourse on the Origin of Inequality

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau

FormatPaperback

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Item Height216 mm

Item Weight59 g

Item Width137 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Title_AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau

Series TitleThrift Editions