Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Translated by Peter Constantine
Edited and with a new introduction by Leo Damrosch
''Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains'' is the dramatic opening line of The Social Contract, published in 1762. Quoted by politicians and philosophers alike, the power of this sentence continues to resonate. It laid the groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions, and is considered a foundatio...
Translated by Peter Constantine
Edited and with a new introduction by Leo Damrosch
''Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains'' is the dramatic opening line of The Social Contract, published in 1762. Quoted by politicians and philosophers alike, the power of this sentence continues to resonate. It laid the groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions, and is considered a foundatio...
