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On the Social Contract (Dover Thrift Edtions)
On the Social Contract - Dover Thrift Edtions
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: 9780486426921
ISBN-10: 0486426920
Publication Date: 2/13/2003
Pages: 112
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Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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