A provocative essay that challenged the superiority of civilized society and modern government, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality made him an outcast among fellow Enlightenment thinkers but stands today as one of the most important political texts in Western history. 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. The introduction explores life experiences that shaped Rousseau's philosophy, explains contemporary ideas about political authority and social order, and guides students through Rousseau's thought, including explanations of how his work anticipated theories about evolution and inspired leaders of the French Revolution. Related primary documents - including a selection from Rousseau's Social Contract - situate Rousseau's ideas in contemporary political and social thought. Questions for consideration, a chronology of Rousseau's life and work, and a selected bibliography enrich students' understanding of the man and his times.
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Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
首先要吐槽一下本書作者的論證方式,很多地方基本上是通過舉例子和個人推理的方式去證明自己的觀點,漏洞很多。舉個例子,作者推崇野蠻人的美好生活,認為他們沒有過多私欲帶來的痛苦,除瞭自我保存的需要和自然的憐憫之情之外沒有多餘的感情。首先我們沒有辦法知道作者所謂野...
評分2p 自由就像那美味的固體食物或者甘醇的葡萄酒,更適閤那些早就對此習以為常的健壯之軀,可供他們使用並使他們更強壯,但卻不適閤那些柔弱、嬌嫩之軀,根本無法讓他們適應,隻能讓他們難受、毀滅或者沉醉。 3p 人民一旦習慣主人的存在,便再也無法脫離他。當他們試圖打開桎梏...
評分首先要吐槽一下本書作者的論證方式,很多地方基本上是通過舉例子和個人推理的方式去證明自己的觀點,漏洞很多。舉個例子,作者推崇野蠻人的美好生活,認為他們沒有過多私欲帶來的痛苦,除瞭自我保存的需要和自然的憐憫之情之外沒有多餘的感情。首先我們沒有辦法知道作者所謂野...
評分1749年夏,盧梭去巴黎郊外萬森堡監獄探望被捕的狄德羅,路上偶見第戎學院徵文公告——“科學和藝術的進步到底是腐蝕瞭道德,還是促進瞭道德?” 仿佛一道強光,盧梭渾身戰栗、大汗淋灕、如夢方醒,仿佛突然窺見瞭另一個世界。 這一刻,改變瞭他的一生。 從此,盧梭堅定地站在瞭...
評分這本書買瞭一年多瞭,一直放在床頭。想起來瞭就讀一段。 前天晚上,終於翻完瞭最後一頁。突然想再去讀讀盧梭的其他著作。我有些喜歡這個孤獨的老頭瞭 :D 初讀的時候覺得有些晦澀,很多段文字需要反復閱讀纔能弄明白。但迴顧下來,不得不佩服盧梭的思維縝密。若是活在他的年代...
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Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載