Skip to main content
The Social Contract: Man Was Born Free, and He Is Everywhere in Chains (Penguin Great Ideas)

The Social Contract: Man Was Born Free, and He Is Everywhere in Chains (Penguin Great Ideas)

Current price: $12.00
Publication Date: May 30th, 2006
Publisher:
Penguin Books
ISBN:
9780143037491
Pages:
176
Charter Books
On hand, as of Apr 27 1:07am
(Philosophy/Theology)
On Our Shelves Now

Description

The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world.

Rousseau's explosive cry for human liberty helped to spark the French Revolution and has haunted our discussions of how we should rule one another ever since—seen as both a blueprint for political terror and as a fundamental statement of democracy.

 

About the Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) is the author of numerous political and philosophical texts as well as entries on music for Diderot's Encyclopédie and the novels La nouvelle Héloïse and Émile.