The Social Contract
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(4,129 Sterne; 112 Bewertungen)
The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized and administered. Rousseau sets forth, in his characteristically brazen and iconoclastic manner, the case for direct democracy, while simultaneously casting every other form of government as illegitimate and tantamount to slavery. Often hailed as a revolutionary document which sparked the French Revolution, The Social Contract serves both to inculcate dissatisfaction with actually-existing governments and to allow its readers to envision and desire a radically different form of political and social organization. (Summary by Eric Jonas) (4 hr 46 min)
Chapters
3-02-The Principle which constitutes the different forms of Government
7:34
Read by Christian Al-Kadi
Bewertungen
An intriguing argument and a decent recording
NSA
(5 Sterne)
I found Rousseau's argument quite compelling. I also found most readers familiar with the presentation style typical of this kind of work.
Amazing readers
random reader
(4,5 Sterne)
The readers were very easy to understand.
Smoke
(1,5 Sterne)
Thick accent of the reader makes this difficult to follow
A follow up title on Thomas Hobbes’ ‘Leviathan’
Amoni Kitooke
(5 Sterne)
A really interesting read, innovatively read and recorded by several readers - a good contrast good for the ears. I enjoyed it, THANK YOU.
Matthew ferrari
(5 Sterne)
very informative, look at the political situation and signaling in the media today and most of the negative affects written of a declining state are manifest
it's great
Nick Sieben
(5 Sterne)
always good to read in historical texts, the similarities of today, restores sanity into my life
Mikel
(4 Sterne)
Great book, but the adds are a bit annoying
(1 Sterne)
Second reader unlistenable. Switched to a YouTube video.