The Social Contract

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Description: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to sovereignty, Rousseau argues instead for a pact—a "social contract"—that should exist among all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of governing power. From this premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to o ... (more)

Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Release date: 30 June 1968
ISBN-10 : 0140442014 | ISBN-13: 9780140442014