| Title | : | Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings |
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| Author | : | Jean-Jacques Rousseau & Christopher Bertram |
| Release | : | 2022-12-15 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Nonfiction |
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| 1 | Of The Social Contract and Other Politic | Jean-Jacques Rousseau & Christopher Bertram |
| Brought to you by Penguin. '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 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 |
