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Jean-Jacques Rouss Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writi (Paperback). These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever 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. Further DetailsTitle: Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings Condition: New Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Translator: Quintin Hoare Contributor: Christopher Bertram (Edited by), Quintin Hoare (Translated by) EAN: 9780141191751 ISBN: 9780141191751 Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback Release Date: 10/04/2012 ISBN-10: 0141191759 Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Language: English, French Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 23mm Item Weight: 292g Description: 'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever 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.Translated by Quintin HoareWith a new introduction by Christopher Bertram Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Release Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
