decadent_and_depraved reviewed On the social contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Dover thrift editions)
The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right …
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2 stars
Well written and not at all dense, yet poorly argued and, at times, outright ridiculous. This is not to say that some parts and certain concepts are not properly devised, merely that when it is all put together, the picture as a whole lacks logical coherence.