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 Lmguages and the Letter to Voltaire on Providence, as well as several neglected but important early writings, the Discourse on Heroic Virtue and the essay on the Method on the Composition of a Book. Broadly speaking these earlier writings may be viewed as primarily analytic or diagnostic. ……

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