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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.
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Narrative Type: book
Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: Social Contract
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Topic: History & Theory, Social History, General, History & Surveys / Modern, Political
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 1968
Genre: Political Science, Philosophy, History
Item Weight: 5.2 Oz
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
