Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Franklin Philip, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Patrick Coleman

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

Franklin Philip, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Patrick Coleman

127 pages first pub 1755 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In his Discourses (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 o...

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