Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau with Related Documents

Helena Rosenblatt's new translation, introduction, and selection of related documents help students comprehend why Rousseau's criticisms of human nature, political hierarchy, and private property were so controversial in his time yet later were hailed as a foundation of democracy.

Questions for consideration, a chronology of Rousseau's life and work, and a selected bibliography enrich students' understanding of the man and his times.

Foreword PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Rousseau's Beginnings: The Road to the Second Discourse The Origins of Political Authority Before Rousseau Rousseau's Bombshell: The Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality
The State of Nature The Steps to Society The Invention of Property Anthropology, Psychology, and Evolutionary Biology Rousseau and Gender Reception of the Second Discourse 'Citizen of Geneva': The Dedication Rousseau's Later Life and Legacy Rousseau and the French Revolution The Social Contract and Its Paradoxes
PART II: DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN AND FOUNDATIONS OF INEQUALITY AMONG MEN BY JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU, CITIZEN OF GENEVA
Dedication
Preface Notice about the Notes First Part Second Part Rousseau's Notes
PART III: RELATED DOCUMENTS Politics Drawn from Holy Scripture, 1709
Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Leviathan, 1651
Thomas Hobbes On the Duty of Man and Citizen, 1673
Samuel Pufendorf Two Treaties of Government, 1690
John Locke Discourse on the Nature of Animals, 1753
George-Louis Leclerc Buffon Of the Social Contract, 1762
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Eulogies to Rousseau, 1790s
Maximilien Robespierre Principles of Politics, 1810
Benjamin Constant Appendixes A Jean-Jacques Rousseau Chronology (1712-1794) Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography
Index