Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings John and then contemplating God's Word

and then contemplating God's Word

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Francis Xavier University

Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings John and then contemplating God's WordA lively new translation of Rousseau's best known work, accompanied by additional political writings Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains are the famous opening words of Jean Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to sovereignty, Rousseau argues instead for a pact a social contract that should