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Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract (Paperback). These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir debate since its 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. Further DetailsTitle: The Social Contract Condition: New Description: '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 debate since its 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 and Introduced by Maurice Cranston Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau EAN: 9780140442014 Contributor: Maurice Cranston (Translated by), Maurice Cranston (Introduction by) ISBN: 9780140442014 Format: Paperback Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 11mm ISBN-10: 0140442014 Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Publisher: Penguin Classics Release Date: 07/31/2003 Language: French, English Item Weight: 145g Translator: Maurice Cranston Topic: Law & Politics Release Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
