by Jean-Jacques Rousseau · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476725368
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«El contrato social o Principios de derecho político» is the political essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, published by Fontana in paperback, in Spanish.
Rousseau analyses the foundations of political right and the legitimacy of authority. Against the dominion of force, he defends a social contract: individuals form a community and yield part of their freedom to the general will, which expresses the common interest and should guide a just government that preserves freedom and equality.
1994 edition in the Clásicos Universales collection by Fontana; paperback volume of 140 pages.
Reference work for students of political philosophy and for readers interested in the classics of modern thought.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought.
