{"product_id":"on-the-social-contract","title":"On the Social Contract","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn unabridged republication, taken from a standard edition, of On the social contract, or, Principles of political right ... first published by J.M. Dent, London, in 1913--T.p. verso.;Includes bibliographical references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave than they are. How did that transformation take place? I don't know. How may the restraints on man become legitimate? I do believe I can answer that question ...\" \u003cbr\u003e Thus begins Rousseau's influential 1762 work, \u003ci\u003eDu Contract Social\u003c\/i\u003e. Arguing that all government is fundamentally flawed, and that modern society is based on a system that fosters inequality and servitude, Rousseau demands nothing less than a complete revision of the social contract to ensure equality and freedom. \u003cbr\u003e Noting that government derives its authority by the people's willing consent (rather than the authorization of God), Rousseau posits that a good government can justify its need for individual compromises, rewarding its citizens with \"civil liberty and the proprietorship of all he possesses.\" The controversial philosopher further suggests that promoting social settings in which people transcend their immediate appetites and desires leads to the development of self-governing, self-disciplined beings. \u003cbr\u003e A milestone of political science, these essays introduced the inflammatory ideas that led to the chaos of the French Revolution, and are considered essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and other social sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rousseau, Jean-Jacques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2003-02-13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Political Science \/ History \u0026amp; Theory \/ General|Philosophy \/ Political|Literary Collections \/ European \/ French|Political Science \/ Essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Political science|Social contract\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.2 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486426921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486426921\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372266975513,"sku":"SP-9780486426921","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486426921_spiral.png?v=1778440143","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/on-the-social-contract","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}