Rousseau's Critique of Inequality - Reconstructing the Second Discourse (Paperback)

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 the literature. In this book, Frederick Neuhouser offers a rich and incisive philosophical examination of the work. He clarifies Rousseau's arguments as to why social inequalities are so prevalent in human society and why they pose fundamental dangers to human well-being, including unhappiness, loss of freedom, immorality, conflict, and alienation. He also reconstructs Rousseau's four criteria for assessing when inequalities are or are not legitimate, and why. His reconstruction and evaluation of Rousseau's arguments are accessible to both scholars and advanced students, and will be of interest to a broad range of readers including philosophers, political theorists, cultural historians, sociologists, and economists.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2015
Authors:	Frederick Neuhouser
Dimensions:	217 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-64466-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Promotions
LSN:	1-107-64466-6
Barcode:	9781107644663

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