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On the Social Contract (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, in which he argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is based on a system of inequality. The philosopher proposes an alternative system for the development of self-governing, self-disciplined citizens.

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A milestone of political science, Rousseau's 1762 work argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is rife with inequality. He proposes an alternative system for the development of self-governing, self-disciplined citizens.

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"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, in which he argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is based on a system of inequality. The philosopher posits that a good government can justify its need for individ

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Powerful treatise expresses views on the rights, liberty, and equality of all people. A classic of political theory and one of the most influential works of abstract political thought in the Western tradition. Unabridged republication of the G. D. H. Cole translation.
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9780486426921
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Cole, G. D. H.
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Dover Publications
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Cole, G. D. H.
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Dover Thrift Editions
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Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Author:
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Political science
Subject:
Social contract
Subject:
General Philosophy
Subject:
General Philosophy
Subject:
Politics - General
Copyright:
2003
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Dover Thrift Editions
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20030213
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English
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112
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8.25 x 5.19 in 0.21 lb
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A milestone of political science, Rousseau's 1762 work argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is rife with inequality. He proposes an alternative system for the development of self-governing, self-disciplined citizens.
"Synopsis" by , "Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, in which he argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is based on a system of inequality. The philosopher posits that a good government can justify its need for individ
"Synopsis" by , Powerful treatise expresses views on the rights, liberty, and equality of all people. A classic of political theory and one of the most influential works of abstract political thought in the Western tradition. Unabridged republication of the G. D. H. Cole translation.
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