A review by holtfan
The First and Second Discourses: By Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Roger D. Masters
5.0
First off, excellent translation. I don't speak French so I can't speak to its veracity, but I found it very easy to read. It was well-written.
Second, the five stars are not because I agree with Rousseau. The man was kind of crazy at times. But I think he still has some super important critiques that continue to ring true. There is a reason people struggle with the paradox in his writings well over 200 years later.
Also just fun to see how he influenced the "romantics" that followed.
Second, the five stars are not because I agree with Rousseau. The man was kind of crazy at times. But I think he still has some super important critiques that continue to ring true. There is a reason people struggle with the paradox in his writings well over 200 years later.
Also just fun to see how he influenced the "romantics" that followed.