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The Social Contract

The Social Contract

Or Principles of Political Right
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Author), Roger Scruton (Introduction by)
March 2009
Trade Paperback · 226 Pages
$16.95 U.S. · $18.50 CAN · £9.99 U.K. · €11.99 E.U.
ISBN 9781596980822
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With the resounding first words, Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains, Rousseau declares that the oppression of society is sought by man. His famous inquiry into why man decides to give up natural freedoms to be subjected to the force of others within a society concludes that man is a social being who enjoys the security of life and property more than freedom. Else, why would this agreement of mutual society be implicitly sought by every citizen? In The Social Contract, Rousseau delves into human nature to discover what drives the formation of society.