Discourse on Inequality
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Appears in 10 ideas
Politics
- WealthWhat is wealth, and how should it be produced, distributed, and used?
- StateWhat is the state, and does it exist for the sake of its citizens or they for it?
- TyrannyWhat makes a government tyrannical, and what remedy, if any, do the oppressed possess?
- LaborWhat is the value of work, and what does the laborer owe to society and society owe to the laborer?
- SlaveryIs slavery ever just, and what does the institution reveal about equality, freedom, and the limits of political community?
- OligarchyWhat happens when political power follows wealth, and is the rule of the rich ever legitimate?