Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (First Discourse) and Polemics
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Contains the entire First Discourse, contemporary attacks on it, Rousseau''s replies to his critics, and his summary of the debate in his preface to Narcissus. A number of these texts have never before been available in English. The First Discourse a... Read more
Contains the entire First Discourse, contemporary attacks on it, Rousseau''s replies to his critics, and his summary of the debate in his preface to Narcissus. A number of these texts have never before been available in English. The First Discourse and Polemics demonstrate the continued relevance of Rousseau''s thought. Whereas his critics argue for correction of the excesses and corruptions of knowledge and the sciences as sufficient, Rousseau attacks the social and political effects of the dominant forms of scientific knowledge.
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  • 9.25 X 6.25 X 1 in
  • 251
  • Dartmouth College Press
  • August 1, 1992
  • English
  • 9780874515800
Jean-Jacques Rousseau remains an important figure in the history of philosophy, both because of his contributions to political philosophy and moral psychology and because of his influence on later thi...
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