ISBN:
9781107644663
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9781107064744
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1107064740
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 236 S.
,
23 cm
DDC:
320.01/1
Keywords:
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778 Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes (Rousseau, Jean-Jacques)
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Equality
;
Natural law
;
Political science
;
Social justice
;
Equality
;
Natural law
;
Political science
;
Social justice
;
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern
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Equality
;
Natural law
;
Political science
;
Social justice
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778 Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes
Abstract:
"Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind, published in 1755, is a vastly influential study of the foundations of human society, including the economic inequalities it tends to create. To date, however, there has been little philosophical analysis of the Discourse in the literature. In this book, Frederick Neuhouser offers a rich and incisive philosophical examination of the work. He clarifies Rousseau's arguments as to why social inequalities are so prevalent in human society and why they pose fundamental dangers to human well-being, including unhappiness, loss of freedom, immorality, conflict, and alienation"--
Abstract:
"Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind, published in 1755, is a vastly influential study of the foundations of human society, including the economic inequalities it tends to create. To date, however, there has been little philosophical analysis of the Discourse in the literature. In this book, Frederick Neuhouser offers a rich and incisive philosophical examination of the work. He clarifies Rousseau's arguments as to why social inequalities are so prevalent in human society and why they pose fundamental dangers to human well-being, including unhappiness, loss of freedom, immorality, conflict, and alienation"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Nature is not the source of social inequality; 2. Amour propre is the source of social inequality; 3. The normative resources of nature; 4. Judging the legitimacy of social inequalities; 5. The contemporary relevance of Rousseau's critique.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
