Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
| Full title | Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men |
|---|---|
| Author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
| Published | 1755 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Rousseau’s argument that inequality is an artifact of society rather than nature, and that property is where it begins. His Confessions (1782) is the adjacent read from the same list. |
Where I heard about it
- Peter Savodnik — his April 2026 post telling readers: “Read everything you can find by Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. To start.” This card is one of the twelve volumes that canon reduces to.
Connections
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau — from the same canon list.
- Inequality — from the same canon list.
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