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Rousseau's critique of inequality : reconstructing the second discourse /

"Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind, published in 1755, is a vastly influential study of the foundations of human society, including the economic inequalities it tends to create. To date, however, there has been little philosophical analysis of the Discourse in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neuhouser, Frederick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Nature is not the source of social inequality; Chapter 2 Amour propre is the source of social inequality; Chapter 3 The normative resources of nature; Chapter 4 Judging the legitimacy of social inequalities; Chapter 5 The contemporary relevance of Rousseau's critique; Suggestions for further reading; Index.