Rousseau - Social Contract

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Rousseau - Social Contract

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Aug 20, 2007

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How should society be organised? Can you force someone to be free? Jean-Jacques Rousseau's controversial The Social Contract is the subject of this podcast chapter of Nigel Warburton's book Philosophy: The Classics.

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Aug 20, 2007

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Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics

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