A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Part I.
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The Origin and Foundation of Inequality Among Mankind
The Savoyard Vykar and his profession of faith are introduced into a meal, not according to the author, because he wishes to exhibit his principles as those which should be taught. Nevertheless, it is universally recognized that these opinions are Rousseau's own; represent in short form his characteristic attitude towards religious belief. He died at Ermenenville near Paris, July 2, 1778, the most widely influential French writer of his age.
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