{"product_id":"of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings-paperback","title":"Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eQuintin Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bertram\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively new translation of Rousseau's best-known work, accompanied by additional political writings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains\" are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's \u003ci\u003eSocial Contract\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to sovereignty, Rousseau argues instead for a pact--a \"social contract\"--that should exist among all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of governing power. From this premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e (1712-1778) is the author of numerous political and philosophical texts as well as entries on music for Diderot's \u003ci\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eLa nouvelle Héloïse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eÉmile\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuintin Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e has translated from Italian, French, German, Russian, and Bosnian and is a winner of the John Florio Prize, the Scott-Moncrieff Prize, and the Schlegel-Tieck Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Bertram\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of social and political philosophy at the University of Bristol in England. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRousseau and the Social Contract\u003c\/i\u003e and is a past president of the Rousseau Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.72 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753738109216,"sku":"9780141191751","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae0e673066a066e28e770154482adb52.webp?v=1780026541","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}