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The basic political writings : discourse on the sciences and the arts, discourse on the origin of inequality, discourse on political economy, on the social contract, the state of war ; translated and edited by Donald A. Cress ; introduction and annotation by David Wootton by Jean-Jacques Rousseau; David Wootton; Donald A. Cress is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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This substantially revised new edition of Rousseau: The Basic Political Writings features a brilliant new Introduction by David Wootton, a revision by Donald A. Cress of his own 1987 translation of Rousseau’s most important political writings, ( Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, On the Social Contract ), and the addition of Cress’ new translation of Rousseau's State of ?War . New footnotes, headnotes, and a chronology by David Wootton provide expert guidance to first-time readers of the texts.
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- Author
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau; David Wootton; Donald A. Cress
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781603846738
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Philosophy
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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