A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Translated by G. D. H. Cole) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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isabelawith1l's review against another edition

2.0
Although Rousseau presented a lot of good points and a cohesive argument, I did not like this essay very much.
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veloursbanane's review against another edition

3.0
I for sure did not fully process this book at all, i shall come back to it another time (and preferably in french lol)
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tshepiso's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
DNF'd on: February 3rd, 2021
DNF'd on: Page 31 (16%)

Sorry to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, but I just didn't have the time to finish this one. It had less to do with the quality of Rousseau's ideas and more to do with a hectic week and I probably will never get to this one. I guess I was just never meant to know about french philosophy. 

quirpele's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
2 stars is giving him the benefit of the doubt, maybe there was something insightful or important in between all the weird outdated anthropology. abandoned after about 50 pages.
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jakeisajake's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

talypollywaly's review against another edition

3.25
dark informative slow-paced

markjedrzejczyk's review against another edition

5.0
informative reflective medium-paced
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lecturitis's review against another edition

5.0
Leído para mi clase de Pensamiento II. A pesar de no compartir la ideología de Rousseau, siempre es bueno e interesante poder leer e intentar comprender obras de este tipo.

lnatal's review against another edition

4.0
Le Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes est un essai du philosophe genevois Jean-Jacques Rousseau publié en 1755.

Avec le Contrat Social, il s'agit d'un des ouvrages centraux de la pensée politique de l'auteur. Rousseau y expose sa conception de l'état de nature, de la perfectibilité humaine et y présente la propriété privée comme source de toutes les inégalités.
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kisdead's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced