The work of Jean - Jacques Rousseau is presented in the series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought in two volumes, together forming the most comprehensive collection of Roussea`s political writings in English. This first volume contains the earlier writings, the Firs and Second Discourses ,the publication of which signalled the power and challenge of Rousseau`s thinding. It also includes Rousseau`s extensive Replies to critis of these Discourses. he Essay on the Origin of Lmguage

Preface
Introduction
Chronology of Fean-Facques Rousseau
A brief guide to further reading
A note on the texts
A note on the translations
A note on the editorial notes and index
Dicourse on the Sciences and Arts or First Discourse
Preface
PARTⅠ
PARTⅡ
Replies to Critics
Letter to M.l’Abbe Raynal
Observations
Letter to Grimm
Last Reply
Letter about a New Refutation
Preface to Narcissus
Preface of a Second Letter to Bordes
Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men or Second Discourse
Epistle Dedicatory
Preface
PARTⅠ
PARTⅡ
Rousseau's Notes
Replies to Critics
Letter to Philopolis
Reply to Charles-Georges Le Roy
Letter to Voltaire
Essay on the Origin of Languages
Idea of the Method in the Composition of a Book
Discourse on the Virtue a Hero Most Nedds or On Heroic Virtue
List of abbreviations and textual conventions
Editorial nots
Index of editors, translators, and annotators
General index