Basic Political Writings: Discourse on the Sciences & the Arts, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, On the Social ... Contract, The State of War (Hackett Classics) - Softcover

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603846735 ISBN 13: 9781603846738

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2012

Synopsis

This substantially revised new edition of Rousseau: The Basic Political Writings features a brilliant new Introduction by David Wootton, a revision by Donald A. Cress of his own 1987 translation of Rousseau's most important political writings, and the addition of Cress' new translation of Rousseau's State of ?War . New footnotes, headnotes, and a chronology by David Wootton provide expert guidance to first-time readers of the texts.

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Review

"The publication of these excellent translations is a happy occasion for teachers of courses in political philosophy and the history of political theory..." -- Raymon M. Lemos, Teaching Philosophy "The single most comprehensive, reliable and economical collection of Rousseau's explicitly political writings." -- Michael Franz, Loyola College

About the Author

Donald A. Cress is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Parkside. His translations of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy and Discourse on Method are also published by Hackett. David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1603846735
• ISBN 13: 9781603846738
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320