Discourse on the origin of inequality
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-17781999
Book
Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. Measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine alternatives to the corruption and oppressive conformity of modern society.
Main title:
Discourse on the origin of inequality / Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; translated by Franklin Philip ; edited with an introduction and notes by Patrick Coleman.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Collation:
xxxv, 127p. ; 20 cm.
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Variant title:
Cover title: Discourse on inequality
Notes:
Originally published: 1994.Cover title: Discourse on inequality.Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxii-xxxiii).Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780192839817 (pbk)
Dewey class:
320.011Classics
Language:
English
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BRN:
404924