The social contract; and, Discourses  -  Jacques Jean Rousseau

KORTE INHOUD

'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 vigorous debate 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, fr...
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1973 1x BEKROOND Uitgever: Dent 330 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0460116606 ISBN-13: 9780460116602