The Essential Writings of Rousseau (Paperback)

Newly translated by Peter Constantine
Edited and with an Introduction by Leo Damrosch
"The Essential Writings of Rousseau" collects the best and most indispensable work of one of the world's most influential writers. A towering figure of Enlightenment thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also one of that movement's most passionate and persuasive critics. His extraordinarily original observations on politics, education, and human nature were provocative in their day and remain resonant more than two hundred years after his death. Rousseau's 1762 treatise "The Social Contract" laid intellectual groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions, influencing such figures as Thomas Jefferson. An eloquent writer with profound insight into human psychology, Rousseau also penned one of the most compelling autobiographies ever written--the magisterial "Confessions." The entirety of the first three books of that masterpiece along with the complete "Social Contract" are included in this indispensable volume.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Jean Jacques Rousseau
Translators:	Peter Constantine
Editors:	Leo Damrosch
Dimensions:	492 x 223 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	560
ISBN-13:	978-0-8129-8038-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN:	0-8129-8038-7
Barcode:	9780812980387

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