Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men - Softcover
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (French: Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes), also commonly known as the "Second Discourse", is a work by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau first exposes in this work his conception of a human state of nature, presented as a philosophical fiction and of human perfectibility, an early idea of progress. He then explains the way, according to him, people may have established civil society, which leads him to present private property as the original source and basis of all inequality. Originally published in 1754 in French, and translated in 1761 into English, this edition is from the 1916 translation by the English political theorist and economist George Douglas Howard Cole.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1725651262
- ISBN 13 9781725651265
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages84
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