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Donald Cress's highly regarded translation, based on the critical Pléiade edition of 1964, is here issued with a lively introduction by James Miller, who brings into sharp focus the cultural and intellectual milieu in which Rousseau operated. This new edition includes a select bibliography, a note on the text, a translator’s note, and Rousseau’s own Notes on the Discourse.
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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- Released
- 1992
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Released
- 1992
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0872201511
- ISBN13
- 9780872201514
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Politics, France, School, Sociology, Enlightenment
- First published
- 1754
- Original title
- Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Donald Cress's highly regarded translation, based on the critical Pléiade edition of 1964, is here issued with a lively introduction by James Miller, who brings into sharp focus the cultural and intellectual milieu in which Rousseau operated. This new edition includes a select bibliography, a note on the text, a translator’s note, and Rousseau’s own Notes on the Discourse.