Discourse on the Origin of Inequality - Softcover

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599868113 ISBN 13: 9781599868110

Publisher: FQ Classics, 2007

Synopsis

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality is a work written by author Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Originally written in the mid-18th century, it is an attempt to answer the question, ""What is the origin of inequality among men, and is it authorized by natural law?" as a part of a competition by the Académie de Dijon. The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality is a key work on the differences among men and was opposite of Thomas Hobbes' view that pre-civilized man was in a state of all against all warfare, but rather Rousseau believed that man in a natural state is more accurately described as a noble savage. This is an important work for those interested in the works and beliefs of both Jean-Jacques Rousseau as well as his contemporary Thomas Hobbes.

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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. James Miller teaches a cycle of courses on Dante for the Comparative Literature and Culture program at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. His other books include Measures of Wisdom: The Cosmic Dance in Classical and Christian Antiquity and Fluid Exchanges: Artists and Critics in the AIDS Crisis . He has also translated Andrew Pawlowskias play Dante on the Steps of Immortality . James Miller looks forward to a hot afterlife on the Seventh Terrace of Purgatory.

About this edition

• Publisher: FQ Classics
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1599868113
• ISBN 13: 9781599868110
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112