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 The Social Contract - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
 The Social Contract - Jean-Jacques Rousseau ... (1762) remains a key source of democratic belief and is one of the classics of political theory. It argues concisely but eloquently, that the basis of any legitimate society must be the agreement of its members. As humans we were `born free' and our subjection to government must be freely accepted. Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. This text is not only a defence of civil society, but also a study of the darker side of political systems.Newest Review: ... could be governed and yet free. The solution he saw was a form of self-rule. To be free (at least, in society), for ... more ... Rousseau, was not to be lawless, but to be governed by one?s own laws. His answer therefore was that everyone should have a part in determining these laws ? that is, laws should be dictated by the ?general will?. At first sight, this seems a noble idea, but it runs into problems. The general will is supposedly infallible and always focused on the common good. If laws do follow the general will, then they will always be for the good of the community ? which is fair enough, but the general will still has to be identified. It?s ...more |
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The Social Contract - Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Forced to be Free Anyone? (783 words)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a man of contradictions. He condemned the theatre as a sign of moral decadence, yet wrote plays for the Parisian theatre and one of the best selling novels of his time (Julie). He wrote another book (Emile) describing the ideal education and upbringing of a child, and yet gave his own five children up for adoption. It?s little surprise his seminal work, the Social Contract (1762), which was censored in its own time, has been seen as one of the original statements of democracy, and a dangerous advocate of totalitarianism! Rousseau was something of a luddite. He had a romantic notion of a past when men were free and innocent, in ... Read the complete review
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