On the Social Contract Contributor(s): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486426920 ISBN-13: 9780486426921 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: "Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, in which he argues that all government is fundamentally flawed and that modern society is based on a system of inequality. The philosopher proposes an alternative system for the development of self-governing, self-disciplined citizens. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political - Literary Collections | European - French |
Dewey: 320.11 |
LCCN: 2002034820 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.24" W x 8.42" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
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Publisher Description: Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave than they are. How did that transformation take place? I don't know. How may the restraints on man become legitimate? I do believe I can answer that question ... |