Written in 1762, 'The Social Contract' is Rousseau's attempt to describe a society in which individuals are bound to each other without infringing upon their freedom. Rousseau's social contract is an agreement between a person and civil society, resulting in a community that guarantees personal liberty and mutual preservation. His founding concepts, General Will, Sovereignty, Law, etc., require that all individuals enter into this social contract, even at the risk of coercion, leading to the now (in)famous quote that such people must be "forced to be free".

134 pages, black & white illustrations

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	May 10, 2011
ISBN13	9781908388063
Publishers	Aziloth Books
Pages	134
Dimensions	129 × 198 × 7 mm · 136 g
Language	English

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