by Jean Jacques Rousseau · EDISAN S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475200934
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«El contrato social» is the political philosophy essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, published by Edisan S.A. in paperback (175 pages, in Spanish).
Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues that political power is only legitimate if it rests on a voluntary pact among citizens, who give up part of their freedom for the common good. Against force and coercion, he defends popular sovereignty and the general will as the basis of the state, with active citizen participation in collective decisions.
The volume, number 18 of the collection 'Poesía y prosa popular', was published in Madrid in 1984. The original text of the work, 'Du contrat social', was published in 1762.
A reference work for anyone wishing to understand the foundations of modern democratic thought.
