Rousseau's critique of inequality reconstructing the second discourse
"Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind, published in 1755, is a vastly influential study of the foundations of human society, including the economic inequalities it tends to create. To date, however, there has been little philosophical analysis of the Discourse in...
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Cambridge u.a.
Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques / 1712-1778 / Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes
> Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
> Equality
> Natural law
> Political science
> Social justice
> PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern
> Politische Wissenschaft
> Soziale Ungleichheit
> Sozialphilosophie
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind, published in 1755, is a vastly influential study of the foundations of human society, including the economic inequalities it tends to create. To date, however, there has been little philosophical analysis of the Discourse in the literature. In this book, Frederick Neuhouser offers a rich and incisive philosophical examination of the work. He clarifies Rousseau's arguments as to why social inequalities are so prevalent in human society and why they pose fundamental dangers to human well-being, including unhappiness, loss of freedom, immorality, conflict, and alienation"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Nature is not the source of social inequality; 2. Amour propre is the source of social inequality; 3. The normative resources of nature; 4. Judging the legitimacy of social inequalities; 5. The contemporary relevance of Rousseau's critique |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 236 Seiten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781107644663 978-1-107-64466-3 9781107064744 978-1-107-06474-4 1107064740 1-107-06474-0 |