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The Social Contract - Softcover

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

 
9789568356217: The Social Contract

Synopsis



"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, whose political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe.

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Review

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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