The First And The Second Discourses Together With The Replies To Critics And The Essay On The Origin Of Languages (english And French Edition)

This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book Of Grammatology , and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents.

This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book Of Grammatology, and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents.

Jean-jacques Rousseau ; Edited, Translated, And Annotated By Victor Gourevitch. Includes Index. Bibliography P. 296-375. Essay on the origin of languages / Jean-Jacques Rousseau Essay on the origin of language / Johann Gottfried Herder.