This Norton Critical Edition includes the three most important of Rousseau's political writings: Discourse on Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, and On Social Contract.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
- Author:Rousseau, Jean-JacquesSummary:
- Author:Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSummary:
This volume centers on the passionate rebel--philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau condemned civilization as a disease, glorified the noble savage, and became the patron saint of the worldwide social upheavals of two centuries....
- Author:Coffman, MichaelSummary:
There has been a deliberate effort over the past 100 years to change the worldview of Americans from a liberty and constitutionally focused world view, based on the writings of Englishman John Locke, to that of government control of the...