A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

ISBN 10: 1480121975 / ISBN 13: 9781480121973

Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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• Titolo: A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind
• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1480121975
• ISBN 13: 9781480121973
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Brand New

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Riassunto

Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, also commonly known as the "Second Discourse", is a work by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The text was written in 1754 in response to a prize competition of the Academy of Dijon answering the prompt: What is the origin of inequality among men, and is it authorized by natural law?

Informazioni sull?autore

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.