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Rousseau And The Artists Of Th
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (1712-1778) was a French social philosopher and writer. His book Du Contrat Social, ou Principes du droit politique (Social Contract) published in 1762, emphasised the rights of the people over the government and was a significant influence on the French Revolution . Rousseau ....
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....a whole should be sovereign (the term Rousseau uses for the body of citizens acting collectively, with authority over themselves) . In the ‘Social Contract’ he argues that government is justified only if sovereignty stays with the people. Therefore whilst the sovereignty could be delegated in various ways it could not be transferred and ‘resides ultimately with society as a whole, with the people, who can withdraw it when necessary ’
In order for the objectives of the ‘general will’ to be fulf.... |
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