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  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. In The Social Contract, Rousseau explores the concept of freedom and the political structures that may enable people to acquire it. He argues that the sovereign power of a state lies not in any one ruler, but in the will of the general population. Rousseau argues that the ideal state would be a direct democracy where executive decision-making is carried out by citizens who meet in assembly, as they would in the ancient city-state of Athens. The thoughts contained in the work were instrumental to the advent of the American Revolution and became sacred to those leading the French Revolution. With traces of Aristotle and echoes of Plato's...read more

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized and administered. Rousseau sets forth, in his characteristically brazen and iconoclastic manner, the case for direct democracy, while simultaneously casting every other form of government as illegitimate and tantamount to slavery. Often hailed as a revolutionary document which sparked the French Revolution, The Social Contract serves both to inculcate dissatisfaction with actually-existing governments and to allow its readers to envision and desire a radically different form of political and social organization. (Summary by Eric...read more

  • Simon Rousseau

    Dans un univers menacé par des créatures dangereuses, une magie maléfique et un capitaine sans pitié, des enfants ordinaires deviennent malgré eux de puissants super-héros... et le destin du monde repose entre leurs mains ! Mère Glaise, la druidesse du village de Donoma, court un grave danger. Seuls Sam, jeune orphelin et piètre archer, ainsi qu'un sympathique golem très fort mais aussi très petit, peuvent l'aider à affronter l'infâme Cowboy-Boy. L'avantage qu'ils ont, cependant, c'est que Sam peut avoir accès aux pouvoirs d'un ancien héros légendaire... ceux du grand Shaman-Man...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    The Reveries of the Solitary Walker was one of the last works written by the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and was, in fact, not quite complete. It was published four years after his death and came quickly to be regarded as one of his most poetic works. It consists of 10 Walks (only the final ‘Walk' was unfinished) during which he muses on a variety of topics including thoughts on issues which featured strongly in his notable life as a philosopher and commentator, including education and political philosophy. However, interwoven into the reflective narrative are personal observations and memories—some painful, concerning times when he felt attacked and severely...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    “Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” Thus begins Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influential 1762 work, On the Social Contract, a milestone of political science and essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and social science. A progressive work, it inspired worldwide political reforms, most notably the American and French Revolutions, because it argued that monarchs were not divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau asserts that only the people, in the form of the sovereign, have that all-powerful right. On the Social Contract’s appeal and influence has been wide-ranging and continuous. It has been called an encomium to democracy and, at the same time, a...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Brought to you by Penguin. 'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. ©...read more

  • Simon Rousseau

    Une vague de drogués se jetant du haut d’immeubles, croyant pouvoir voler. La disparition d’une jeune femme, Wendy Gauthier, et de ses deux frères délinquants, évadés de leur pénitencier pour mineurs. Une île perdue dans la forêt boréale, habitée par une communauté déjantée et leur leader sans âge. Une baronne du crime nymphomane et amoureuse des bijoux en forme de clochettes. Un enquêteur médisant dépourvu de sa main droite, dévorée par un cannibale qui hante encore ses nuits. La réécriture la plus sombre du conte classique »Peter Pan » jamais imaginée, entre vos mains. Oserez-vous plonger dans ce Conte Interdit...read more

  • Simon Rousseau

    *Veuillez prendre note que le livre audio suivant: comporte des scènes très choquantes et explicites et qu'il est pour un public averti SEULEMENT* Le meurtre immonde d’un prêtre dans un pensionnat autochtone, au début des années 1970. L’inconcevable suicide du grand-père d’une journaliste prête à tout pour faire éclater la vérité. Un chamane amérindien banni de sa communauté, reclus au coeur d’une forêt mystique. Une entité ancienne née du froid et de la famine, prête à rétablir son pouvoir sur son royaume de glace. Une effroyable légende, oubliée de tous… Fuyez. Elle arrive, elle est tout près. Elle n’épargnera personne. Les arbres tombent, la terre...read more

  • Simon Rousseau

    Une jeune infirmière traumatisée, obligée de raconter sa terrible histoire aux autorités. Une résidence luxueuse dissimulée au cœur de la forêt boréale et regorgeant d’horreurs innommables… Un prisonnier sauvagement mutilé, incapable de venir en aide à une famille au funeste destin. Un adolescent dont l’âme a depuis longtemps été arrachée, servant un maître impitoyable. Une bête maudite, capable des pires atrocités… Les nombreuses versions de La belle et la bête subliment un éternel fantasme romantique, celui de dompter et de transformer un ignoble monstre grâce à un amour sincère. Et si cet amour n’était en réalité qu’une obsession malsaine, une...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse est un roman épistolaire parut en 1761. Saint-Preux, jeune plébéien, et son élève Julie, fille du baron d'Étanges, éprouvent l'un pour l'autre une violente passion. Julie doit pourtant obéir à son père et épouser M. de Wolmar. Saint Preux s'éloigne. Julie, devenue épouse et mère, avoue sa passion pour Saint-Preux à son mari, qui invite pourtant le jeune homme à élever les 2 enfants du couple dans leur propriété. Après un moment d'accalmie, l'amour renait. Seule la mort empêche Julie de faillir...read more

  • Victor Rousseau

    This could be straight from a classic Hitchcock film - a lady in danger who appears to suffer from amnesia, a man trying to solve it all with her, wanting to prove her innocence of the murder charge pinned on her; who is she? What did she do? What really happened, and why is her father in danger as well? Classic, adventurous and nail biting stuff by Victor Rousseau, published in...read more

  • Victor Rousseau

    A lady at risk who appears to suffer from amnesia, a man trying to solve it all with her, wanting to prove her innocence of the murder charge pinned on her; who is she? What did she do? What really transpired, and why is her father in danger as well? Classic, adventurous and nail biting writing - that could be straight from a classic Hitchcock...read more

  • Paul Rousseau

    One month before his college graduation, Paul Rousseau is accidentally shot in the head by his roommate and best friend. At some point in the course of Paul and Mark’s friendship, Mark acquired—legally and with required permits—five firearms. Those weapons lived with them in their college apartment. It was a non-issue for the two best friends. They were inseparable. They were twenty-two-year-old boys at the height of their college experience, unaware that everything was about to change forever.   The bullet ripped through two walls before it struck Paul’s skull. Mark had accidentally pulled the trigger while in the other room and—frightened for...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    'Emile, or On Education' is a novel written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published in 1762. The book is a treatise on education and focuses on the development of a single individual, Emile, from infancy to adulthood. Rousseau's novel is notable for its emphasis on natural education, or the idea that children should be allowed to learn through their own experiences and interactions with the world around them. The book is divided into five sections, each of which focuses on a different stage of Emile's life and the corresponding education he should receive. In the first section, Rousseau argues that children should be allowed to develop naturally and that their education should be based...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    The Social Contract and Discourse on Inequality may be the two principal philosophical works for which Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is remembered today, but his educational treatise-novel, Emile or On Education, can claim to be an equally important and, for its time, radical work. Published in 1762, it had a profound impact on the approach to the education and upbringing of a child, through infancy, childhood, adolescence and into adulthood. This was partly fuelled by the format - for Rousseau presents before us the boy Emile, taking him through the various stages of life, and as Emile becomes a young man, introducing a female counterpart, Sophie. This device personalises what would...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    „El hombre nace libre y, sin embargo, por todas partes se encuentra encadenado.“ - En El contrato social, Rousseau explora el concepto de libertad y las estructuras políticas que pueden permitir que las personas la adquieran. Argumenta que el poder soberano de un estado no reside en ningún gobernante sino en la voluntad de la población en general. Rousseau argumenta que el estado ideal sería una democracia directa donde la toma de decisiones ejecutivas la llevan a cabo ciudadanos reunidos en asamblea, como lo harían en la antigua ciudad-estado de Atenas. Los pensamientos contenidos en el trabajo fueron fundamentales para el advenimiento de la Revolución Americana y se volvieron...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    'Discourse on Inequality' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau explores the origins and effects of social inequality. Rousseau reflects on the evolution of human societies, arguing that inequality arises from the development of private property and the establishment of civil society. He critiques the impact of civilization on human virtue and freedom, advocating for a return to a more natural and egalitarian state. The discourse delves into philosophical reflections on the nature of humanity, societal structures, and the pursuit of a just and harmonious existence. Read in English,...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men was written in response to a competition run by the Academy of Dijon answering the prompt: What is the origin of inequality among men, and whether such inequality is authorized by natural law? Rousseau puts forth the concept of two types of inequity: natural/physical and moral/political. He focuses on moral inequality and its link to power and wealth. He also covers the areas of self-love, compassion for others, and free-agency, as well as their negative impact in the creation of civil society. In part two of the discourse, Rousseau follows the development of such qualities in mankind from savage man to the modern man. Jean-Jacques...read more

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    This work presents Rousseau's belief in the profoundly transformational effects of the development of civilization on human nature, which Rousseau claims other political philosophers had failed to grasp. Specifically, before the onset of civilization, according to Rousseau, natural man lived a contented, solitary life, naturally good and happy. It is only with the onset of civilization, Rousseau claims, that humans become social beings, and, concomitant with their civilization, natural man becomes corrupted with the social vices of pride, vanity, greed and servility. (summary by...read more

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    'A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind' is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, written in the mid-18th century. The book is a critique of social inequality and a proposal for a more just and equitable society. In the book, Rousseau argues that the concept of inequality is not natural, but rather a product of social and political institutions. He proposes that in a hypothetical state of nature, before the development of civilization and society, humans were equal and free. However, with the emergence of societal structures such as property, laws, and government, inequality arose. Rousseau proposes a social contract theory, where...read more