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Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings by Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Quintin Hoare (Translator); Christopher Bertram (Notes by, Introduction by)
$9.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
A lively new translation of Rousseau's best-known work, accompanied by additional political writings "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since ...Show more
The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
$16.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
This translation first appeared in a privately printed edition in 1904 (the translator remains anonymous). With an Introduction by Derek Matravers. When it was first published in 1781, The Confessions scandalised Europe with its emotional honesty and frank treatment of the author's sexual and intellec ...Show more
The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
$16.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Classics of World Literature
With an Introduction by Derek Matravers. In The Social Contract Rousseau (1712-1778) argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires each of ...Show more
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