Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men

Name: Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ISBN: 9781843799054

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Narrator: Neville Jason

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 08/28/2015

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

Rousseau’s Discourse sets out to explore the origin of inequality among people, a journey that sees him trace the evolution of humans from the savage man to the foundations of civil society. With verve and passion, the philosopher argues that the birth of private property was the ‘beginning of evil’. Throughout the book we are led to consider the progress of language, reason, self-preservation, benevolence, pity and law – all through the lens of perhaps the most original thinker of the eighteenth century.

About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712â€“1778) was one of the most influential thinkers during the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe. His works were, and are, widely read, and he has been firmly established as a significant intellectual figure. His works and ideas influenced several noted philosophers and leaders of the French Revolution.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs

What does it mean to be a natural human? Rousseau directly engages with this question, contemplating just how far man is removed from what he once was (or is biologically supposed to be.) In developing from his primitive (his natural) state he has lost his origins and place in the natural order of th......more

Goodreads review by David

Why rulers are rulers and why we serve them 18 January 2013 I found this book an interesting read and it does has some interesting concepts. While it sort of reads like Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, much of the ideas are based upon speculation and Rousseau's conclusions seem to be little more than......more

Goodreads review by Ahmed

مقال عن روسو على جزئين: روسو ومشكلة الحرية- الجزء الأول روسو ومشكلة الحرية- الجزء الثاني تُعد فلسفة روسو السياسية هي الوسط ما بين استبدادية هوبز، وليبرالية لوك. في الباب الأول من كتابه «العقد الاجتماعي» يبحث روسو عن قاعدة شرعية صحيحة لإدارة النظام المدني يراعي فيها التوفيق بين الحرية المطلقة للإنسان، و......more