The Social Contract by Jean-Jaques Rousseau

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The Social Contract by Jean-Jaques Rousseau

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Part of Classics Of World Literature series

Summary

In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will.

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The Social Contract by Jean-Jaques Rousseau

In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will.

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ISBN 13 9781853267819
ISBN 10 1853267813
Title The Social Contract
Author Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Series Classics Of World Literature
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year published 1998-03-05
Number of pages 160
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