'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains' - these are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate...
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Recommended reading... When the Social Contract was published in 1762, Rousseau became a wanted man in... I picked up a copy of this book in a shop in Hong Kong with high expectations.... The fallacy is in his assumption that individuals must forfeit all sovereignty... I don't see how someone like Rousseau could ever write a book with "social" in... Read More »
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