The Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau with Peter Constantine (Translator)

560 pages • first pub 1762 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains' is the dramatic opening line of The Social Contract, published in 1762. Quoted by politicians and philosophers alike, the power of this sentence continues to resonate. It laid the groundwork for b...

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