Jean Jacques Rousseau
Christopher Bertram — Jean Jacques Rousseau (2023)Christopher Bertram · 2023 · Web page · sections 1 and 3.1EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0234 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The Social Contract and Emile both appeared in 1762; Emile was condemned in Paris and both works in Geneva. In the Social Contract Rousseau held that a state is legitimate only if guided by the general will of its members.”
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