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Discourse on Inequality

Paperback • 2009

Discourse on Inequality

By Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs ofprogress may help us to imagine alternatives t...Show more

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