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A Discourse on Inequality (Penguin Classics)
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It Is Of Man That I Have To Speak; And The Question I Am Investigating Shows Me That It Is To Men That I Must Address Myself: For Questions Of This Sort Are Not Asked By Those Who Are Afraid To Honour Truth. I Shall Then Confidently Uphold The Cause Of Humanity Before The Wise Men Who Invite Me To Do So, And Shall Not Be Dissatisfied If I Acquit Myself In A Manner Worthy Of My Subject And Of My Judges.
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It Is Of Man That I Have To Speak; And The Question I Am Investigating Shows Me That It Is To Men That I Must Address Myself: For Questions Of This Sort Are Not Asked By Those Who Are Afraid To Honour Truth. I Shall Then Confidently Uphold The Cause Of Humanity Before The Wise Men Who Invite Me To Do So, And Shall Not Be Dissatisfied If I Acquit Myself In A Manner Worthy Of My Subject And Of My Judges.
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A historic and important document........2003-02-13
A historic document with still validity in our days, where many of the reasons appointed by Rousseau as the causes of the inequality between men, are deeply felt today in our societies.
Sure, the limitations of the scientific knowledge at the time (1757), coupled with the intransigence of the Catholic dogmas in what regards some possible evolutionary view, restricts in great measure the range of Rousseaus' thought. In Rousseau's view, these inequalities should be ascribed to the modern spirit of emulation, which distorts the primeval feeling of self-fulfillment found on the very primitive societies of yesterday, where there was happiness among its members, thus turning human happiness today and at the time of Rousseau as a function of one's attainement vis-à-vis the other's, which is something very conspicous in our lives of today, where we seem to live totally in function of prescribed standards of comsumption and leisure. A necessary reading for the student of the social facts.
Thank you, but no, thanks.......2001-06-13
"I have received your new book against the human race, and thank you for it. Never was such cleverness used in the design of making us all stupid. One longs, in reading your book, to walk on all fours. But as I have lost that habit for more than sixty years, I feel unhappily the impossibility of resuming it. Nor can I embark in search of the savages of Canada, because the maladies to which I am condemned render a European surgeon necessary to me; because war is going on in those regions; and because the example of our actions has made the savages nearly as bad as ourselves." Voltaire (1755)
Excellent.......2000-11-09
Excellent discourse. This book discusses some of the rudiments of the history of inequality and how its self supporting and ever existing in human nature. I recommend this book for those readers who either want to increase their knowledge on Jean-Jacques Rousseau or historical development of inequality
For those who want to further their command over Rousseau's life- I suggest them to read 'Confessions' by Rousseau.
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Includes the Second Discourse (complete with the author's extensive notes), contemporary critiques by Voltaire, Diderot, Bonnet, and LeRoy, Rousseau's replies (some never before translated), and Political Economy, which first outlined principles that were to become famous in the Social Contract. This is the first time that the works of 1755 and 1756 have been combined with careful commentary to show the coherence of Rousseau's "political system." The Second Discourse examines man in the true "state of nature," prior to the formation of the first human societies, tracing the "hypothetical history" of political society and social inequality as they developed out of natural equality and independence.
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Excellent.......2000-11-09
Excellent discourse. This book discusses some of the rudiments of the history of inequality and how its self supporting and ever existing in human nature. I recommend this book for those readers who either want to increase their knowledge on Jean-Jacques Rousseau or historical development of inequality
For those who want to further their command over Rousseau's life- I suggest them to read 'Confessions' by Rousseau.
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Ethnography, Linguistics, Narrative Inequality: Toward An Understanding Of voice (Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education)
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In Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. His sweeping account of humanity's social and political development epitomizes the innovative boldness of the Enlightenment, and it is one
of the most provocative and influential works of the eighteenth century. This new translation by prize-winning translator Franklin Philip includes all of Rousseau's own notes, and Patrick Coleman's introduction builds on recent key scholarship, considering particularly the relationship between
political and aesthetic thought.
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In the name of Iran.......2006-04-04
This book was pretext for Karl MARX idea of communism. Rousseau blamed inequality among people due to ownership of property.
On the origins of the Enlightenment.......2005-04-26
I'm going to break with the consensus and state upfront that I was not overly impressed with Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. There are a number of problems with the work, and taken at its face value it does not present much to the enlightened reader.
Firstly, I'll start with the one issue for which Rousseau cannot be faulted, and that is age. Rousseau was an enlightenment thinker, but that doesn't mean he had many correct facts at hand. In this respect, I would highly recommend the Discourse as a historical document. What it says about inequality is rather marginal, but what it says about the state of philosophy in mid Eighteenth Century France is invaluable. But the facts are still wrong. Rousseua spends most of his time talking about mankind living in a state of nature. This means living as the primitive societies of Rousseau's time did (at least in his mind). He presents what is essentially the noble savage model of prehistory, and what a noble savage he presents, too. To modern eyes, of course, some of his assumptions about life in a state of nature are downright humorous. It goes without saying that modern readers have an enormous benefit in this regard. This is actually a good look at what educated people thought about in those days. If Rousseau wasn't well read, then we could say that no one was. He does periodically cite contemporary scientists of his day on the zoological arts, and this can be enlightening for us as well as for the author.
Where Rousseau gets into trouble is in his transition from the state of nature to the state of civilization. His thesis is that inequality is a result of civilization. But he transitions into this in a rather awkward manner. Basically, he makes a few speculations based on his state of nature ideas about what early man must have done at moments as we gained use of speech and agriculture and such basic things. I didn't think he ever really made a connection. In part this is because his premise is so badly flawed. Though it is not the author's fault, it does tend to contaminate his entire argument that follows. But even more than that, he could be completely correct about the state of nature but still blunder into his conclusions. I will do Rousseau credit by taking his argument at face value. I don't think that as an Enlightenment philosopher he would be offended if his facts were later shown to be faulty. Nor does the author ever give the idea that he considers this the final set-in-stone word on the matter. But the argument is still weak.
As I said, the primary value today for a reader of the Discourse is historical. Rousseau is reasonably clear about what he means, and the work is short, so novice readers should not be put off by reading this particular primary source from that era. It shows that the Enlightenment movement was willing to make bold new statements and work with what they had to find out what they could do. As a piece in the long story of intellectual discovery, the Discourse stands on its own.
Man, Animal -- Manimal!.......2003-09-18
This essay was Rousseaus's submission to the Academy of Dijon contest, entitled, "Has the progress of the arts and sciences contributed more to the corruption or purification of morals?".
This text is his story about Nature, and Society, and the scandal that happens when people come together, build, divide, dance, sing, and compare themselves with one another. In many ways, it is his answer to the problem of evil.
Natural man is, in many ways, good, because his needs are immediately felt and immediately fulfilled. Social man begins to compete, to hoard, and to use cunning to enslave his fellows, to gain their esteem, take their property, and sometimes their lives.
His picture of the natural man is half what we think of an "animal" and half the "human" that we recognize in ourselves. He shifts his description as the flow of arguement dictates. The habitual provocateur, Rousseau - watch him!
In a way, he is rewriting the Christian "Creation Myth". In his version, evil does not originate at that moment when man eats the fruit of the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" --to "be like God"; it happens when Adam wants a better apple than Eve's got for herself. Before society develops as we know it, Adam would have been fine with just a pear.
A Perfect Example of the 18th Century Enlightenment........2003-02-28
This is a wonderful example of the 18th century enlightenment. In this work, Rousseau states that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process, something most of us have found to be very true if unfair. This new translation also includes all of Rousseau's own notes.
I enjoyed this tremendously, and am always amazed that the thought pattern and process is oneof the few things that hasn't changed over the centuries.
Excellent.......2000-11-09
Excellent discourse. This book discusses some of the rudiments of the history of inequality and how its self supporting and ever existing in human nature. I recommend this book for those readers who either want to increase their knowledge on Jean-Jacques Rousseau or historical development of inequality
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Poor translation.......2005-05-31
I agree that the translation is inadequate, sometimes to the point of misconstruing Rousseau's intent. The omission of the majority of Rousseau's footnotes in the Second Discourse is a poor choice, and the editors' own notes are rarely illuminating. The additional material, however, is appreciated.
good background materials, but shoddy translation.......2004-03-02
Although this edition contains some excellent background materials, the translation is less than professional and sins by omission. Some important parts of the texts are inexplicably left out, such as Rousseau's dedication of the "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" to Geneva, in which he clearly and passionately explains some of his basic theories of government, through a utopian fantasy about his hometown. Not only does the dedication give an important political context to the "Discourse," it also adds a touching and pathetic autobiographical dimension to the text. As such, it is an essential part of the "Discourse." Also omitted are many of Rousseau's own notes on the text, which are both amusing and illuminating. Finally, the translation itself leaves out certain phrases, seriously distorting the meaning of key passages. The above comments only apply to the "Discourse on the Origins of Inequality," but if they are any indication of the general carelessness of the translator and/or the editors, readers would be better off with another edition, for example Donald Cress's translation of the "Basic Political Writings," published by Hackett ...
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Disorderly Discourse: Narrative, Conflict, and Inequality (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 7)
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Conflict plays a crucial role in social interactions, and representations of conflict are an important aspect of language. Stories and narratives involving everything from war to playground disputes generate, sustain, mediate, and represent conflict at all levels of social organization. Still, despite the vast amount of research on conflict and narrative in a number of disciplines, no one has yet examined how these play off of each other; in fact, most studies treat narrative merely as a source of information about conflict rather then as a part of conflict's process. The contributors to this collection argue that language consists of socially and politically situated practices that are differentially distributed on the basis of gender, class, race, ethnicity, and other categories. Each of them, writing from the perspective of their own disciplines, challenges previous assumptions about narrative and social conflict as they interpret a range of disputes that emerge in a variety of settings. Taken in total, these essays substantially further our theoretical and methodological understanding of narrative and conflict and how they intersect.
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