The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau confronts a profound paradox: How can you surrender your freedom to a governing power yet remain truly free? Through his revolutionary concepts of the General Will, the Social Contract, and the distinction between natural and civil liberty, he argues that legitimate authority comes not from force but from collective agreement. True freedom isn't the absence of rules; it's the courage to obey laws you've helped create for the common good.

In this KitUP, you'll learn:

- What makes authority legitimate force or collective consent?

- Can individual freedom exist within a structured society?

- Are we truly citizens or just subjects obeying power?