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    SUMMARY - The Social Contract By Jean Jacques Rousseau
    SUMMARY - The Social Contract By Jean Jacques Rousseau
    SUMMARY - The Social Contract By Jean Jacques Rousseau
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    SUMMARY - The Social Contract By Jean Jacques Rousseau

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    By reading this summary, you will discover what legitimizes political power in a republic.


    You will also discover :


    • that freedom and equality go hand in hand;
    • how the republic aims at the common good;
    • that the social contract is the act by which a people becomes a people;
    • that the government's only function is to satisfy the people;
    • that popular sovereignty is inalienable, indivisible and limited.

    In the second half of the 18th century, Europe was still struggling with absolutist regimes. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, encyclopedist and friend of Diderot, imagines a society and public institutions where everyone would be free and secure. In 1762, he published The Social Contract or Principles of Political Law: the work instantly became a classic. Both adored and censured, this work formulated the principle of popular sovereignty and served as a model for the draft constitutions of several countries. Will you be able to build a just and legitimate state?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShortcut Edition
    Release dateApr 11, 2024
    ISBN9798882215094
    SUMMARY - The Social Contract By Jean Jacques Rousseau

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