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The Social Contract

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

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"Man was born free, and he is everywhere 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.

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PENGUIN GROUP

Bisac Major Subject

Philosophy

Bisac Minor Subject

Political

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Paperback

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Length

7.88 Inches

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EAN

Width

5.08 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

Height

0.47 Inches

ISBN 10

0140442014

Weight

0.33 Pounds

Book EAN

9780140442014

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Adults

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