A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences (1750), also known as Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (French: Discours sur les sciences et les arts) and commonly referred to as The First Discourse, is an essay by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau which argued that the arts

Mature reflections from one of the greatest Reformed theologians address issues such as science, ethics, education, politics, and aesthetics.

Social Science Quotations has been prepared to meet an evident, unmet need in the literature of the social sciences. Writings on the lives and theories of individual social scientists abound, but there has been no fully documented collection of memorable quotations from the social sciences as a whole. The frequent

This book examines the concept of human alienation as it is depicted in the writings of Rousseau, who considered life in civil society to be antithetical to man s true, solitary nature. A complete understanding of man s estrangement from himself and from those around him a concept made popular

This two volume collection forms a comprehensive anthology of Rousseau's political writings.