Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778 creator Lehtonen, J. V. (Johannes Vihtori) 1883-1948 text utu 2016 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Yhteiskuntasopimuksesta, eli, Valtio-oikeuden johtavat aatteet" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a philosophical work published in 1762. It explores how to establish legitimate political authority that preserves individual freedom. Rousseau argues that only the people's collective will has the right to create laws, rejecting the divine right of monarchs. He proposes a social contract where citizens govern themselves through general laws applying equally to all, challenging conventional ideas about democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhteiskuntasopimuksesta Release date is 2016-11-25 E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Political science Social contract JC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53593 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53593 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134232.0 53593