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The Social Contract
(Paperback, New edition)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Social Contract
Contributors:
By (Author) Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Introduction by Derek Matravers
Series edited by Tom Griffith
Series:
Publisher:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Imprint:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Publication Date:
5th March 1998
Edition:
New edition
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Political science and theory
Dewey:
320.01
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
160
Dimensions:
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 8mm
Weight:
106g
Description
Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. This text is not only a defence of civil society, but also a study of the darker side of political systems.
