Title: Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes
Description: In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth and power are the inevitable result of the civilising process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine alternatives to the corruption and oppressive conformity of modern society. Rousseau's sweeping account of humanity's social and political development epitomises the innovative boldness of the Englightment, and it is one of the most provocative and influential works of the 18th century.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Droit naturel, Early works to 1800, Equality, Histoire, Inégalité, Natural law, Pensée politique et sociale, Political science, Science politique, Égalité, Philosophy, modern, 18th century, Égalité (Sociologie), Inégalité sociale, Critique et interprétation, Biographie, Philosophie française, Naturzustand, Ungleichheit, Fiction, short stories (single author), Sociale ongelijkheid, Politicsphilosophy, Jc179 .r814 1994, 320/.01/1, 71.12, 3,6
People: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Time periods: l8ème siècle