Download or read book The Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Jean Jacques Rousseau and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vol. 1 of 2: Edited From the Original Manuscripts and Authentic Editions, With Introductions and Notes These emendations are of two kinds. They are made either because the editor did not understand the author's meaning, or because he conceived that he could improve upon the author's French. In the former case, it may be that he could not help himself; and the only alternative was to surrender the task to some other man more fortunately placed. But it may be suggested that to put in, or leave out, negatives - the course frequently adopted - is a method which, however convenient, is hardly likely to be sound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.