The Social Contract
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The Social Contract
| Full title | The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right |
|---|---|
| Author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
| Published | 1762 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s answer to Hobbes: legitimacy comes from the general will, not from surrender to a sovereign. |
Where I heard about it
- Peter Savodnik (@petersavodnik) — on X (April 2026): “Read everything you can find by Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. To start.”
- Li Lu — on Li Lu’s Recommended Book List, under History of Western Civilization.
Connections
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau — from the same canon list.
- Social Contract — from the same canon list.
What links here
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