Essay
Given the Totalitarian State Envisaged in The Social Contract, Rousseau's Citizens cannot be considered free. Discuss.
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This essay focuses on Rousseau's account of individual freedom, and the difference between the natural freedom of the state of nature, and the moral freedom earned in civilization. It questions whether Rousseau's vision slides towards totalitarianism and therefore negates the idea of citizens being...
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