Tom Rousseau: 3 books
Chinese Heroes
The Battle for Justice and Free Speech in the New Superpower
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
The Chinese political system has an intrinsic attractiveness, one amplified by recent Western media's depiction of a booming China and declining West. Whether such a system is sustainable long-term, however, is very difficult to predict. Through the stories of a handful of brave individuals, this...
by Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Tom Griffith
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
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...
by Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Tom Griffith
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
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...