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  • The Greatest of All Plagues

    How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx

    by David Lay Williams ...
    How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequalityEconomic inequality is one of the most daunting challenges of our time, with public debate often turning to questions of whether it is an inevitable outcome of economic systems and what, if anything, can be done about it. But why, exactly, should inequality worry us? The Greatest of All Plagues ... Read more

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  • Rousseau's Social Contract

    An Introduction

    by David Lay Williams ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts
    If the greatness of a philosophical work can be measured by the volume and vehemence of the public response, there is little question that Rousseau's Social Contract stands out as a masterpiece. Within a week of its publication in 1762 it was banished from France. Soon thereafter, Rousseau fled to Geneva, where he saw the book burned in public. At the same time, many of his contemporaries, such as ... Read more

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  • The General Will

    The Evolution of a Concept

    Edited by James Farr, David Lay Williams ...
    Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau's Social Contract

    Edited by David Lay Williams, Matthew W. Maguire ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
    What is freedom? What is equality? And what is sovereignty? A foundational text of modern political philosophy, Rousseau's Social Contract has generated much debate and exerted extraordinary influence not only on political thought, but also modern political history, by way of the French Revolution and other political events, ideals, and practices. The Social Contract is regularly studied in ... Read more

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