A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind - Couverture souple

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1612032427 ISBN 13 : 9781612032429

Editeur : Bottom of the Hill Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes) by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau discusses two types of inequality, natural or physical and moral or political. Rousseau's focus is given more to moral inequality than of the natural inequality, the natural being that which involves differences between one man's strength or intelligence and that of another as a product of nature. He argues that moral inequality is endemic to a civil society and causes differences in power and wealth. Rousseau take a cynical view of civil society, and refers to times before the current state, when man was closer to his natural state, as happier times for man. He sees civil society is a trick perpetrated by the powerful on the weak in order to maintain their power or wealth. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and. His political philosophy heavily influenced the French Revolution, the American Revolution and the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, also commonly known as the "Second Discourse", is a work by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The text was written in 1754 in response to a prize competition of the Academy of Dijon answering the prompt: What is the origin of inequality among men, and is it authorized by natural law?

Biographie de l'auteur

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612032427
• ISBN 13: 9781612032429
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 82
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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