In The Social Contract , Jean Jacques Rousseau theorizes about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society that he had previously identified in his Discourse on Inequality . Like many of Rousseau's works, The Social Contract was banned in France, primarily for his rejection of the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau argues that only the people - who are sovereign - have that right, an idea that would spark revolutions and inspire ...
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In The Social Contract , Jean Jacques Rousseau theorizes about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society that he had previously identified in his Discourse on Inequality . Like many of Rousseau's works, The Social Contract was banned in France, primarily for his rejection of the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau argues that only the people - who are sovereign - have that right, an idea that would spark revolutions and inspire political reforms throughout Europe.
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