Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings Rousseau Jean-Jacques
Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings Rousseau Jean-Jacques 'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains'. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority…
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Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings Rousseau Jean-Jacques
'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains'. 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. These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its first publication in 1762.
This title is translated by Quintin Hoare and is presented with a new introduction by Christopher Bertram. 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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