Contains the entire First Discourse, contemporary attacks on it, Rousseau's replies to his critics, and his summary of the debate in his preface to Narcissus. A number of these texts have never before been available in English. The First Discourse and Polemics demonstrate the continued relevance of Rousseau's thought. Whereas his critics argue for correction of the excesses and corruptions of knowledge and the sciences as sufficient, Rousseau attacks the social and political effects of the dominant forms of scientific knowledge.
- ISBN10 1611680999
- ISBN13 9781611680997
- Publish Date 29 January 2001 (first published 1 August 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Dartmouth Publishing Group
- Edition Trans. from the French ed.
- Format eBook
- Language English