{"product_id":"of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings","title":"Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively new translation of Rousseau's best-known work, accompanied by additional political writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains\" are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocial Contract\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894106980605,"sku":"","price":960.0,"currency_code":"NPR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/4145\/8840\/products\/91rvZwqd8KL.jpg?v=1682152440","url":"https:\/\/biblionepal.com\/ja\/products\/of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings","provider":"BIBLIONEPAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}