![]() ![]() This is so, in a way, because for Rousseau nature, he tells us, provides no standards or guidelines for determining who should rule. ![]() Social contract is his answer to the problem of natural freedom. But I want to start first with the general will which is his answer to the problems of civilization or the political problem of the Second Discourse that we talked about last week, the problems of inequality, the problem of amour-propre, the problem of our general discontent. Today, I want to talk about the general will, Rousseau’s most important contribution to political science and I will also want to talk about the legacies of Rousseau and what he’s meant for the world that he did so much to shape. ![]() Professor Steven Smith: There’s so much to say and so little time. Introduction: Social Contract and the General Will Introduction to Political Philosophy PLSC 114 - Lecture 20 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Social Contract, I-IIĬhapter 1. ![]()
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