Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Discourse_on_the_Origin_and_Basis_of_Inequality_Among_Men
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Second_Discourse
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Academy_of_Dijon
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Discours_sur_l'origine_et_les_fondements_de_l'inégalité_parmi_les_hommes
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosophy
Enlightenment thought
gptkbp:mainTheme state of nature
development of society
natural vs. artificial inequality
gptkbp:notableQuote The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Discourse_on_the_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:publicationYear 1755
gptkbp:subject gptkb:inequality
human nature
social contract
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkb:The_Social_Contract
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4