Jean Jaques Rousseau: 4 books

O iluminista Jean Jaques Rousseau foi um dos grandes filósofos da humanidade e um dos inspiradores da Revolução Francesa. Em suas obras, Rousseau defende a ideia da volta à natureza, a excelência natural do homem, a necessidade do que chamava O Contrato Social para garantir os direitos do indivíduo...

Mode und Kleidung als vielschichtiges Mittel des Selbstausdrucks und der Kommunikation fasziniert Schriftsteller, Philosophen und Soziologen gleichermaßen. Der Band versammelt 45 essentielle Schriften vom 18. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert, jeweils kenntnisreich eingeleitet von Barbara Vinken. Schon immer...

With an Introduction by Derek Matravers. In The Social Contract Rousseau (1712-1778) argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires...

This translation first appeared in a privately printed edition in 1904 (the translator remains anonymous). With an Introduction by Derek Matravers. When it was first published in 1781, The Confessions scandalised Europe with its emotional honesty and frank treatment of the author's sexual...