Rousseau’s famous line from The Social Contract reflects on freedom and control, reminding us how society can quietly place limits on human liberty.
This essay seeks to explore the position of citizen sacrifice in Rousseau’s political theology from The Social Contract to “The Levite of Ephraïm.” To summarize, I contend that Rousseau’s political ...
GENEVA, June 28 (UNHCR) - "Man is born free but everywhere is in chains." This quote made the Geneva-born political philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, world famous. But today, as we commemorate the ...
Many theories of the social contract and natural rights were developed between the 17th and 18th centuries. The most famous among the theorists behind them include Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, ...