{"product_id":"the-essential-rousseau-9780452010314","title":"The Essential Rousseau","description":"With splendid new translations, these four major works offer a superlative introduction to a great social philosopher whose ideas helped spark a revolution that has still not ended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Can individual freedom and social stability be reconciled?\u003cbr\u003e What is the function of government?\u003cbr\u003e What are the benefits and liabilities of civilization?\u003cbr\u003e What is the original nature of man, and how can he most fully realize his potential? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These were the questions that Jean-Jacques Rousseau investigated in works that helped set the stage for the French Revolution and have since stood as eloquent expressions of revolutionary views, not only in politics but also in such areas as personal lifestyles and educational practices. Rousseau's concepts of the natural goodness of man, the corrupting influence of social institutions, and the right and the power of the people to overthrow their oppressors and create new and more responsive forms of government and society are as richly relevant today as they were in eighteenth-century France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Social Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on the Arts and Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Creed of a Savoyard Priest\" (from \u003ci\u003eEmile\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Jacques Rousseau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.27w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452010314","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348923379849,"sku":"9780452010314","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b4a7c723-2ce2-41a0-b420-c8b00942dc95.jpg?v=1750803525","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-rousseau-9780452010314","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}