Rousseau: The Discourses and Other Early Political Writings

The new edition of this comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Chronology of Jean-Jacques Rousseau; A brief guide to further reading; A note on the texts; A note on the translations; A note on the editorial notes and index; Discourse on the Sciences and Arts or First Discourse; Preface; Part I; Part II; Replies to Critics; Letter to M. l'Abbé Raynal; Observations [to Stanislas, King of Poland]; Letter to Grimm; Last Reply; Letter about a New Refutation; Preface to Narcissus; Preface of a Second Letter to Bordes; Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men or Second Discourse; Epistle Dedicatory; Preface; Exordium; Part I; Part II; Rousseau's notes; Replies to critics; Letter to Philopolis; Reply to Charles-Georges Le Roy; Letter to Voltaire; Essay on the Origin of Languages; Idea of the method in the composition of a book; Discourse on the Virtue a Hero Most Needs or On Heroic Virtue; List of abbreviations and textual conventions; Editorial notes; Index of editors, translators, and annotators; General index.

About the author

Victor Gourevitch is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Wesleyan University, Connecticut.

Summary

A comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations. Featuring an expanded introduction, a new foreword and an extensive editorial apparatus, this new edition is designed to assist students at every level access these seminal texts.

Product details

• Authors: ROUSSEA JEAN JACQUE, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Assisted by: Victor Gourevitch (Editor), Victor (Wesleyan University Gourevitch (Editor), Victor (Wesleyan University Connecticut) Gourevitch (Editor), Gourevitch Victor (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107151246
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15124-6
• No. of pages: 516
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History, History of Ideas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Politics & government, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Politics and government, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards