Discourse on Inequality

Name: Discourse on Inequality
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ISBN: 9781787368644

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Read by: James Harrington
Language: English
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
ISBN: 9781787368644
Published: 8 August 2016
Imprint: Adelphi Press

societal evolution
human nature
social critique
private property
civil society
natural state
inequality origins
philosophical reflections
freedom
virtue

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"Discourse on Inequality" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau explores the origins and effects of social inequality. Rousseau reflects on the evolution of human societies, arguing that inequality arises from the development of private property and the establishment of civil society. He critiques the impact of civilization on human virtue and freedom, advocating for a return to a more natural and egalitarian state. The discourse delves into philosophical reflections on the nature of humanity, societal structures, and the pursuit of a just and harmonious existence. Read in English, unabridged.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) made feeling a political fact. Genevan philosopher, novelist, and composer, he wrote the Discourses, The Social Contract, and Emile — books that helped shape the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and modern ideas of education and the self. Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains: the sentence still startles because it is both diagnosis and dare.

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