The Social Contract
of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston (Translator)
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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 âsocial contractâ, 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.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 168 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date May 30th 2006
- First Publication 10/29/62
- Language English
- ISBN 9780143037491
- Edition Not informed
- Category Religion & Spirituality
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