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Discourse on Political Economy ; and, the Social Contract by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques; Betts, Christopher; is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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Censored in its own time, the Social Contract (1762) remains a key source of democratic belief and is one of the classics of political theory. It argues concisely but eloquently, that the basis of any legitimate society must be the agreement of its members. As humans we were `born free' and our subjection to government must be freely accepted. Rousseau is essentially a radical thinker, and in a broad sense a revolutionary. He insisted on the sovereignty of the people, and made some provocative s
Who reads Discourse on Political Economy ; and, the Social Contract?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques; Betts, Christopher;
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780192827500
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, Economics, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (51 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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