Audiobook
The Social Contract
Audiobook · Sovereign
The Social Contract
- Author
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Read by
- Hugo Avison
- Language
- English
- Length
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- ISBN
- 9781787369641
- Published
- 2 April 2024
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- political philosophy
- sovereignty
- general will
- collective agreement
- liberty
- equality
- democracy
- revolutionary movements
- modern political thought
- traditional monarchy
Description
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract" is a cornerstone of political philosophy, proposing that true sovereignty lies not with rulers, but in the general will of the people. Rousseau argues for a society where individuals enter into a collective agreement to create a government that reflects the common good, challenging the foundations of the traditional monarchy. His ideas on liberty, equality, and democracy have inspired revolutionary movements, making this work a seminal text in shaping modern political thought. Read in English, unabridged.
Other editions
- Ebook · English · Sovereign9781911495741