The Social Contract[渴望生活:梵高传]

Revolutionaryinitsowntimeandcontroversialtothisday,thisworkisapermanentclassicofpoliticaltheoryandakeysourceofdemocraticbelief.Rousseau'sconceptsof"thegeneralwill"asamodeofself-interestunitingforacommongood,andthesubmissionoftheindividualtogovernmentbycontractinformtheheartofdemocracy,andstandasitsmostcontentiouscomponentstoday.AlsoincludedinthiseditionisRousseau'sDiscourseonPoliticalEconomy",akeytransitionalworkbetweenhisDiscourseonInequalityandTheSocialContract.Thisnewtranslationoffersfreshinsightintoacornerstoneofpoliticalthought,whichisfurtherilluminatedbyacomprehensiveintroductionandnotes.Revolutionaryinitsowntimeandcontroversialeventothisday,thisworkisaclassicofpoliticaltheoryandakeysourceofdemocraticbelief.ThiseditionincludesRousseau'sDiscourseonPoliticalEconomy,akeytransitionalworkbetweenhisDiscourseonInequalityandTheSocialContract,andfeaturesacomprehensiveintroductionandnotes.