Name: on the social contract (in English)
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Author: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
ISBN: 9780486426921

portada on the social contract (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Publisher

Dover Publications

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.4 x 13.3 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN

9780486426921

ISBN13

9780486426921

Synopsis "on the social contract (in English)"

"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave than they are. How did that transformation take place? I don't know. How may the restraints on man become legitimate? I do believe I can answer that question ..."Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, Du Contract Social. Arguing that all government is fundamentally flawed, and that modern society is based on a system that fosters inequality and servitude, Rousseau demands nothing less than a complete revision of the social contract to ensure equality and freedom.Noting that government derives its authority by the people's willing consent (rather than the authorization of God), Rousseau posits that a good government can justify its need for individual compromises, rewarding its citizens with "civil liberty and the proprietorship of all he possesses." The controversial philosopher further suggests that promoting social settings in which people transcend their immediate appetites and desires lead to the development of self-governing, self-disciplined beings.A milestone of political science, these essays introduced the inflammatory ideas that led to the chaos of the French Revolution, and are considered essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and other social sciences.