Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Book Overview

A 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141191759
• ISBN13: 9780141191751
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher