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The Social Contract (Hardcover)
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The Social Contract (Hardcover)
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Wise men, if they try to speak their language to the common herd
instead of its own, cannot possibly make themselves understood.
There are a thousand kinds of ideas which it is impossible to
translate into popular language. Conceptions that are too general
and objects that are too remote are equally out of its range: each
individual, having no taste for any other plan of government than
that which suits his particular interest, finds it difficult to
realize the advantages he might hope to draw from the continual
privations good laws impose. -from VII: "The Legislator" How does
human nature impact politics and government? What is the "social
contract," and what are our obligations to it? Is the "general
will" infallible? What are the limits of sovereign power? What are
the marks of "good government"? What constitutes the death of the
body politic? How can we check the usurpations of government? Swiss
philosopher JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (1712-1778) was a dramatic
influence on the French revolution, 19th-century communism, the
American Founding Fathers, and much modern political thought,
primarily through this 1762 work, his most influential. Here, he
explores concepts of civil society, human sovereignty, and
effective government that continue to be debated-and not yet
settled-in the 21st century. A classic of modern thought, this is
required reading for anyone wishing to be considered well educated.
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