An Examination of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract
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Authors
Seaberg, Mary H.
Issue Date
1979
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is one of the great
thinkers and philosophers of the eighteenth century. His
writings are still recognized as a valuable source of ideas
and insights relevant to the political situation of man,
but it is a controversial recognition. Critics, in their
attempts to discover a single, dominant theme in his works,
are unable to concur on the ultimate intention of Rousseau.
The most intense debate revolves around the question of
whether, in the final analysis, Rousseau's political writings
exhibit liberal or totalitarian sympathies. Despite the recognition of the shortcomings inherent in any study of Rousseau which is too narrow, the decision
was made to confine the subject of this paper primarily to
the ideas of freedom which were expressed in The Social
Contract.
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vi, 64 p.
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