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On the Social Contract
On the Social Contract
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"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 posits that a good government can justify its need for individual compromises and that promoting social setti...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780872200685
ISBN-10: 087220068X
Publication Date: 11/1988
Pages: 103
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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