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Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
bluethor's review against another edition
1.0
He's basically an anarchist with this discourse having a lot in common with the Unabomber's manifesto but with all the racist and sexist prejudices of an 18th Century twat. All pure conjecture which he even admits at one point but actually waves it off saying there's obviously no other explanations for what he observes: because this one time therefore I'm right.
Rousseau believes rape is caused by society's laws influenced by women causing men to lust after certain traits of beauty. Something "savage man" doesn't comprehend therefore "savage man" never rapes. Apparently just like the Caribbeans who are all lacking civility but fired by passions. Yet due to their simple/savage nature don't rape.
It gets slightly better in part II but not by much and it's still filled with conjecture and unfounded crap. This book made me angry.
I can't believe this is considered a classic. I swear people just nod their head and agree it's a classic to seem intellectual.
Utter, utter tripe.
Rousseau believes rape is caused by society's laws influenced by women causing men to lust after certain traits of beauty. Something "savage man" doesn't comprehend therefore "savage man" never rapes. Apparently just like the Caribbeans who are all lacking civility but fired by passions. Yet due to their simple/savage nature don't rape.
It gets slightly better in part II but not by much and it's still filled with conjecture and unfounded crap. This book made me angry.
I can't believe this is considered a classic. I swear people just nod their head and agree it's a classic to seem intellectual.
Utter, utter tripe.
foxowl2005's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Slavery and Violence
flowerbinsh's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
2.0
Read this book for a required class.
The intense amount of racism and misogyny throughout this book is honestly astounding-how can a man hold so much prejudice and immediately contradict it sentences later? Rousseau cannot hold a single stable thought throughout this entire essay.
It's interesting to read in almost a masochistic way, but would never have picked this up on my own. Tired of reading about awful white cishet men in the college curriculum.
The intense amount of racism and misogyny throughout this book is honestly astounding-how can a man hold so much prejudice and immediately contradict it sentences later? Rousseau cannot hold a single stable thought throughout this entire essay.
It's interesting to read in almost a masochistic way, but would never have picked this up on my own. Tired of reading about awful white cishet men in the college curriculum.
loyaultemelie's review against another edition
Rousseau is the actual worst (this is about his views on women; also Locke did it better)
salon3ly's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
insufferable. but also he ate tho!! so true rousseau law and property are the cause of all our problems. and white men like you !!!
abfreda184's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Slavery
ad7leb36's review against another edition
5.0
BIG TIME SLAY
jean jacques (jj) a tout dit tout vu tout fait et tout compris. if you want to educate yourself on politics, this is where you should definitely start. it's quite an easy read for a philosophical essay (well, seemingly at least), and it gives you an idea of the broad state of society. it is accurate, worryingly so, and insightful, worryingly so.
invented karl marx. would have stolen your girlfriend.
jean jacques (jj) a tout dit tout vu tout fait et tout compris. if you want to educate yourself on politics, this is where you should definitely start. it's quite an easy read for a philosophical essay (well, seemingly at least), and it gives you an idea of the broad state of society. it is accurate, worryingly so, and insightful, worryingly so.
invented karl marx. would have stolen your girlfriend.
goosemixtapes's review against another edition
JJ rousseau my bestie worstie. mary wollstonecraft was right to dunk him like a basketball for the general misogyny, but after reading the second discourse for class, i have grudgingly recovered some respect for him. the man can write & he makes a lot of good points. even if, to a teenage dyke living in the 21st century, it sometimes reads like [joker voice] we live in a society