Rousseau: The Discourses and Other Early Political Writings van Jean-Jacques Rousseau en Victor Gourevitch is an English-language study book about early political writings. This title is aimed at students and professionals in higher education.
This extensive and authoritative work contains Rousseau's most important early political writings in precise English translations. It brings together, among other things, the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts and the Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality among Men, along with Rousseau's extensive responses to their critics. Other political writings are also included, such as the Essay on the Origin of Languages and the Letter to Voltaire on Providence.
The new edition includes an expanded introduction, a new foreword, and an extensive editorial framework, designed to give students at every level insight into these influential texts. This book connects with topics such as History of ideas, Politics and government, and Social History.
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought