The Social Contract

The Social Contract

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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.
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • Dimensions: 12.7 x 1.12 x 19.56 cm
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 192 pages
  • Item weight: 148 g
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book Type: Paperback
  • ISBN-10: 0140442014
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140442014
  • Publication date: 16 June 1998
  • Reading age: 18 years and up
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