The Basic Political Writings (Second Edition) (Hackett Classics)

The Basic Political Writings (Second Edition) (Hackett Classics)

This substantially revised new edition of Rousseau: <i>The Basic Political Writings</i> features a brilliant new Introduction by David Wootton, a revision by Donald A. Cress of his own 1987 translation of Rousseau€s most important political writings, (<i>Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, On the Social Contract</i>), and the addition of Cress€ new translation of Rousseau's <i>State of ?War</i>. New footnotes, headnotes, and a chronology by David Wootton provide expert guidance to first-time readers of the texts.