The Social Contract and Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

by Lester G. Crocker and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Book Overview

Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June 28, 1712, the son of a watchmaker of French origin. His education was irregular, and though he tried many professions-including engraving, music, and teaching-he found it difficult to support himself in any of them. The discovery of his talent as a writer came with the winning of a prize offered by the Academy of Dijon for a discourse on the question, "Whether the progress of the sciences and of letters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453774653
• ISBN13: 9781453774656
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"