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The Basic Political Writings, Second Edition

By David Wootton , Jean-Jacques Rousseau , Donald A. Cross

Book information

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company
Year
2011
ISBN
9781603846738, 9781603846745, 9781603848619, 1603848614, 9781603848732, 1603848738, 1603846735
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
80 MB (83719696 bytes)
Pages
273\313
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Politics
Time added
2022-03-06 06:42:50
inequalityPolitical TheoryPoliticsRousseauSOCIAL CONTRACT

Description

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. Translator’s Note vii Introduction ix Suggestions for Further Reading xxxv Chronology xxxvi Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts 1 Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality among Men 27 Rousseau’s Notes to Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality among Men 93 Discourse on Political Economy 121 On the Social Contract 153 Book I 156 Book IT 170 Book III 191 Book IV 224 The State of War 253 Index 266

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