Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,  1712-1778 <br/><br/>
A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality  Release date is 2004-02-01 
<br/><br/> "A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a philosophical treatise written in 1754 and published in 1755. Rousseau challenges conventional views by examining how humans evolved from a natural state of independence into civil society. He argues that moral inequality stems not from nature but from social conventions, particularly private property. Exploring concepts like human perfectibility and self-love, Rousseau critiques how civilization transformed peaceful, self-sufficient beings into comparison-driven individuals dependent on others' opinions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Political science Natural law Equality 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC