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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

 
9781909669079: The Social Contract (French-English Text) (Rossetta Series)

Synopsis

“Du contract social” was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1762. In it Rousseau sets about establishing the prerequisites for the modern democratic state. Its impact is so deep and the insight so revolutionary that the term “social contract” is now an established part of political philosophy.Here Rousseau's French text is reproduced side by side with G. D. H. Cole's classic English translation.L’homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers.Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

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Great Ideas... is the right name for these slim, elegant paperbacks... They are written with precision, force, and care. ("The Wall Street Journal") Penguin Books hopes to provide an economical remedy for time-pressed readers in search of intellectual sustenance. ("USA Today")

From the Author

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The social contract came to me when I was fairly young, living in Geneva. It is unlike a convential book, which may take a few years to write, in that that it was in the making throughout my entire life.
If you find some of the ideas are not to your liking, then I make no excuse for them. They are my own so I cannot disown them. We can do only that which we think to be right.
The Social Contract lays out my view of soceity, and how I feel it should be

Jean Jacques Rousseau,

17th April 2004

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9780143037491: The Social Contract: Man Was Born Free, and He Is Everywhere in Chains (Penguin Great Ideas)

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ISBN 10:  0143037498 ISBN 13:  9780143037491
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2006
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