Discourse on Inequality

Name: Discourse on Inequality
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ISBN: 9781787368644

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 01/05/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

"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.

About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712â€“1778) was one of the most influential thinkers during the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe. His works were, and are, widely read, and he has been firmly established as a significant intellectual figure. His works and ideas influenced several noted philosophers and leaders of the French Revolution.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on April 04, 2021

What does it mean to be a natural human? Rousseau directly engages with this question, contemplating just how far man is removed from what he once was (or is biologically supposed to be.) In developing from his primitive (his natural) state he has lost his origins and place in the natural order of th......more

Goodreads review by David on April 10, 2017

Why rulers are rulers and why we serve them 18 January 2013 I found this book an interesting read and it does has some interesting concepts. While it sort of reads like Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, much of the ideas are based upon speculation and Rousseau's conclusions seem to be little more than......more

Goodreads review by Siddharth on March 13, 2015

I shall hopefully write a proper review once I have composed my thoughts, but for now I will seek to emulate the delighted and reverential tone of those critics whose choiciest lines of praise are plastered on the back-cover, front-cover and insides of books: "A magnificent triumph of imagination, sc......more

Goodreads review by Justin on April 03, 2016

I'm occasionally struck by how bad the great classics of political philosophy are. Consider that, when teaching philosophy, we spend an awful lot of energy convincing students that their arguments have to be tight, they have to avoid fallacies, they have to back up their reasoning, and they have to......more