The Social Contract
or, Principles of Political Rights
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Philanthropy & Charity, Political Science, Politics, Social Services & Welfare, Sociology
| Author: | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry John Tozer | ISBN: | 1230002124445 |
| Publisher: | London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1905 | Publication: | January 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights (French: Du contrat social; ou Principes du droit politique) | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry John Tozer |
| ISBN: | 1230002124445 |
| Publisher: | London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1905 |
| Publication: | January 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights (French: Du contrat social; ou Principes du droit politique) |
| Language: | English |
The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights (French: Du contrat social; ou Principes du droit politique) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a 1762 book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality (1754).
The Social Contract helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. The Social Contract argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau asserts that only the people, who are sovereign, have that all-powerful right.
The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights (French: Du contrat social; ou Principes du droit politique) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a 1762 book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality (1754).
The Social Contract helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. The Social Contract argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau asserts that only the people, who are sovereign, have that all-powerful right.
