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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Hardback
Main Details
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Translated by Donald A. Cress
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Introduction by James Miller
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Series | Hackett Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:112 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780872201514
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Classifications | Dewey:320.01 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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Imprint |
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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Publication Date |
15 November 1992 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Donald Cress's highly regarded translation, based on the critical Pleiade edition of 1964, is here issued with a lively introduction by James Miller, who brings into sharp focus the cultural and intellectual milieu in which Rousseau operated. This new edition includes a select bibliography, a note on the text, a translator's note, and Rousseau's own Notes on the Discourse.
Author Biography
Donald A. Cress is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Parkside. His translations of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy and Discourse on Method are also published by Hackett. James Miller teaches a cycle of courses on Dante for the Comparative Literature and Culture program at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. His other books include Measures of Wisdom: The Cosmic Dance in Classical and Christian Antiquity and Fluid Exchanges: Artists and Critics in the AIDS Crisis . He has also translated Andrew Pawlowskias play Dante on the Steps of Immortality . James Miller looks forward to a hot afterlife on the Seventh Terrace of Purgatory.
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