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Product Description
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.
Top Reviews
Excellentby Kimani (5 out of 5 stars)
September 28, 2019
Son loves it.
Fantastical with modern anthropology.
by Ethan Blanchard (2 out of 5 stars)
March 25, 2018
The first half of this book is near useless. He has next to no evidence for his notions on the noble savage and even contradicts himself by page 50 by admitting that the Native Americans don't actually fit his description. However; his political philosophy in the last 10 pages was slightly indemnifying.
I'd read Locke over Rousseau and I'd read Hobbes' Leviathan over either of them.
interesting read
by Savannah H (5 out of 5 stars)
December 19, 2014
well written and goes through each point clearly. I'd recommend to anyone interested in philosophy especially
Must read
by Gina (5 out of 5 stars)
March 21, 2015
Must read book
Content fine, but...
by E (1 out of 5 stars)
May 30, 2012
Up to page 29 is one type of paper; from page 30 on is printed on completely different paper. Was there any quality control at all?
Boring
by Wanichz (1 out of 5 stars)
November 1, 2016
Boring book.
Great insights into inequality
by Jay Rose (4 out of 5 stars)
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.
A Perfect Example of the 18th Century Enlightenment.
by S. K. Leggate (5 out of 5 stars)
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.
Excellent
by Jamal Nazir (5 out of 5 stars)
November 8, 2000
Excellent discourse. This book discusses some of the rudiments of the history of inequality and how its self supporting and ever existing in human nature. I recommend this book for those readers who either want to increase their knowledge on Jean-Jacques Rousseau or historical development of inequality
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