Rousseau: The Discourses and Other Early Political Writings
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A comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations. This volume includes the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts and the Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality among Men - the so-called First and Second Discourses - together with Rousseau's extensive Replies to critics of these Discourses; the Essay on the Origin of Languages; the Letter to Voltaire on Providence; as well as several minor but illuminating writings - the Discourse…
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Key features
- Offers the most comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English
- Includes a helpful introduction featuring extensive editorial notes, dates, names, and places, along with guides to further reading, compiled by a renowned Rousseau scholar
- The new edition features an expanded introduction, up-to-date translations, a new foreword and an extensive editorial apparatus
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316584804
- Series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
- Subjects History,History of Ideas and Intellectual History,Politics and International Relations,Texts in Political Thought
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 20 November 2018
- ISBN: 9781107151246
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.81kg
- Page extent: 516 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 20 November 2018
- ISBN: 9781316605547
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.71kg
- Page extent: 516 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 26 June 2020
- ISBN: 9781316584804
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