The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston, Maurice Cranston , Maurice Cranston

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English

Penguin Classics
16 June 1998

Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Political science & theory; Constitution: government & the state

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'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains'

These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles.

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Introduction by: Maurice Cranston
Translated by: Maurice Cranston, Maurice Cranston
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9780140442014
ISBN 10: 0140442014
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 16 June 1998
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Replaced By: 9781408207758
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Social Contract Translator's acknowledgments Introduction Foreword Book I Book II Book III Book IV

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) the French political philosopher and educationalist, is the author of A Discourse on Inequality, and Emile. Maurice Cranston was Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and wrote and published widely on Rousseau, including two volumes of biography.