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The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains."

These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or ‘social contract’, that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles.
Format:
Pages:
168 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Reprint
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0143037498
ISBN13:
9780143037491
kindle Asin:
B0BRCJHVZC

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3.79/5 (44507 ratings)
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"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains."

These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or ‘social contract’, that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles.
Format:
Pages:
168 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Reprint
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0143037498
ISBN13:
9780143037491
kindle Asin:
B0BRCJHVZC

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