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The Discourses and other early political writings / Rousseau ; edited and translated by Victor Gourevitch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778.
- Series:
- Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections. English. 1997
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Early works to 1800.
- Political science.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Physical Description:
- lvi, 454 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the original French.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations. This volume includes the Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts and the Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men - the so-called First and Second Discourses - together with Rousseau's extensive Replies to Critics of these Discourses; the Essay on the Origin of Languages; the Letter to Voltaire on Providence; as well as several minor but illuminating writings - the Discourse on Heroic Virtue and the essay On the Method on the Composition of a Book. In these as well as in his later writings, Rousseau probes to the very premises of modern thought. His influence was wide-reaching from the very first, and it has continued to grow since his death. The American and the French Revolutions were profoundly affected by his thought, as were Romanticism and Idealism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Discourse on the sciences and arts or First discourse
- Discourse on the origin and foundations of inequality among men or Second discourse
- Rousseau's notes
- Letter to Voltaire
- Essay on the origin of languages
- Idea of the method in the composition of a book
- Discourse on the virtue a hero most needs or On heroic virtue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Edition:
- Revision of: Works. Selections. English. 1997. 0521413818 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997
- ISBN:
- 9781107151246
- 1107151244
- 9781316605547
- 131660554X
- OCLC:
- 1047523545
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