{"product_id":"discourse-on-the-origin-of-inequality-paperback","title":"Discourse on the Origin of Inequality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFranklin Philip\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003eDiscourses \u003c\/em\u003e(1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine alternatives to the corruption and oppressive conformity of modern society. \u003cbr\u003eRousseau's sweeping account of humanity's social and political development epitomizes the innovative boldness of the Englightment, and it is one of the most provocative and influential works of the eighteenth century. This new translation includes all Rousseau's own notes, and Patrick Coleman's introduction builds on recent key scholarship, considering particularly the relationship between political and aesthetic thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin Philip is the prize-winning translator of numerous French texts. Patrick Coleman is the author of \u003cem\u003eRousseau's Political Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762716934432,"sku":"9780199555420","price":9.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c7d71cf169a2b1f51b4d5e01efaab3d.webp?v=1780224232","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/discourse-on-the-origin-of-inequality-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}