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Download the full text of Rousseau's influential treatise on political philosophy, first published in 1762. The book explores the origins, nature and limits of the social contract, sovereignty, law and government.
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Jul 19, 2014 · The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Social Contract & Discourses, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Translated by George Douglas Howard Cole. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Download or stream the PDF of The Social Contract, a classic work of political philosophy by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The book explores the origins and nature of political society and the social contract.
away." But the social order is a sacred right which is The Social Contract Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) the basis of all other rights. Nevertheless, this right does not come from nature, and must therefore be founded on conventions. Before coming to that, I have to prove what I have just asserted. 2. The First Societies
The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right By Jean-Jacques Rousseau Translated by G. D. H. Cole 1762 Fœderis æquas Dicamus leges. Vergil, Æneid XI FORWORD This little treatise is part of a longer work which I began years ago without realising my limitations, and long since abandoned.
The Social Contract. Rousseau’s political theory is best understood as a contrast between three conditions of life: (1) the original state of nature, (2) society as it ought to be according to the social contract, and. (3) society as it actually is.
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In The Social Contract, he sought to spell out how political institutions could be framed so that all citizens could be free, equal, and sovereign. To achieve this goal, mankind must agree mutually to maintain the preservation of their rights. This idea inspired political reformers, including leaders of the French Revolution.
