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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Oxford World's Classics) (1st Edition) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Patrick Coleman (Editor), Franklin Philip (Translator) Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-19-955542-7 / 0199555427 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-955542-0 / 9780199555420 In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independen |