论人类不平等的起源和基础

This book adopts the original French version of the 1876 collector's edition and is translated on this edition. The translation respects Rousseau's original writing intention and the professional usage of some words that he wrote in response to an essay competition at the Academy of Dijon, making it more accurate and smooth. The introduction at the beginning helps readers gain an overview of Rousseau and this work, thereby alleviating the barriers to entry into the classics. This edition adds 19 supplementary notes that Rousseau added after the paper was written, allowing readers to have a more comprehensive understanding of Rousseau's philosophical thinking in the writing process. The extended knowledge also makes this work more three-dimensional. It also includes Rousseau's eloquent reply to Bonnet's question after the famous Geneva naturalist Bonnet wrote a letter under the pseudonym Philopolis opposing "On the Origin and Basis of Human Inequality". It is a classic version worth collecting.