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Jean-jacques Rousseau : Fundamental Political Writings
Paperback Edition: 1
This edition includes On the Social Contract, the Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, the Discourse on the Origins of Inequality, and the Preface to Narcissus. Each text has been newly translated and includes a full complement of explanatory notes. The editors' introduction offers students diverse points of entry into some of the distinctive possibilities and challenges of each of these fundamental texts, as well as an introduction to Rousseau's life and historical situation. The volume also includes annotated appendices that help students to explore the origins and influences of Rousseau's work, including excerpts from Hobbes, Pascal, Descartes, Mandeville, Diderot, Voltaire, Madame de Stal, Benjamin Constant, Joseph de Maistre, Kant, Hegel, and Engels.
Pages : 387
Publisher : Broadview Press
Publication date : 2018-05-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Philosophy, Politics, Social & Political Philosophy, Political Science & Theory