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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Discourse On The Arts And Sciences

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Discourse On The Arts And Sciences

Introduction:

With the publication of his prize - winning essay in 1750, Rousseau first
came to the attention of the world of European letters and society. While it
is not a pure work in political theory, it does contain several concepts that
have direct bearing upon his later political writings, particularly the Social
Contract. The Discourse seems to have been written quickly while its author
was under some emotional stress; it suffers from faulty construction and an
extreme, uncompromising point of view. The ...

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