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      Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings

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      Considers the 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.

      ''Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.''

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      Product ID:9780141191751
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings
      Authors:Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Quintin Hoare, Christopher Bertram
      Page Count:400
      Subjects:Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy
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      Considers the 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.

      ''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 Hoare
      With a new introduction by Christopher Bertram


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2012-10-04

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      Weight294 g
      Dimensions198 × 129 × 23 mm