Selected Political Works
of
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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- A
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (1754) — Discussion on
political inequality, its origins and implications.
- A Discourse on
Political Economy (1755) — Discussion on the economic principles
affecting the politics of a society.
- Judgment on Perpetual Peace (1756) — Critique of the
plan proposed by the Abbé Charles de Saint-Pierre.
- The Social
Contract (1762) — Discussed legitimate government as the
expression of the general will.
- Constitutional
Project for Corsica (1765) — Applies his political ideas to the
design of a constitution for an actual country.
- Considerations on the
Government of Poland (1772) — Commentary on the government of
Poland from the perspective of his ideas, including a discussion on the role of
the militia.
- The Miscellaneous Works of J. J. Rousseau (1774) —
Includes Social Compact and A Project for a Perpetual Peace.
Commentary
- Introduction to
Rousseau: Political Writings, by Frederick Watkins
Portraits
- Portrait painted by
Allan Ramsay for Hume in March 1766, showing Rousseau in his Armenian costume.
Here reproduced by courtesy of the Board of Trustees for the National Gallery
of Scotland.
Portrait painted by
Allan Ramsay for Hume in March 1766, showing Rousseau in his Armenian costume.
Here reproduced by courtesy of the Board of Trustees for the National Gallery
of Scotland.