The Social Contract
Gilded Pocket Edition
(Autor) Jean-Jacques RousseauRevolutionary in its own time and controversial to this day, this work is a permanent classic of political theory and a key source of democratic belief. Rousseau's concepts of "the general will" as a mode of self-interest uniting for a common good, and the submission of the individual to government by contract inform the heart of democracy, and stand as its most contentious components today. This text refers to a previous edition of this title.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an influential Genevan philosopher and writer known for his work "The Social Contract." He wrote in a clear and engaging style, advocating for individual freedom and the idea that people are inherently good but corrupted by society. His ideas laid the foundation for modern political thought.
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