Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: The Social Contract Condition: New EAN: 9780140442014 ISBN: 9780140442014 Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/31/2003 Language: French Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 11mm Item Weight: 145g Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau ISBN-10: 0140442014 Description: '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 debate since its 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 and Introduced by Maurice Cranston Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Translator: Maurice Cranston Contributor: Maurice Cranston (Translated by), Maurice Cranston (Introduction by) Genre: Law & Politics Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Year: 2003 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
