... overwhelming conviction in monarchy intensely embedded in almost everybody. It made it possible for most of Rousseau's social group to take the existence of society for granted". Denis Diderot (an author of the French Encyclopaedia) influenced Rousseau through the intellectual group they shared and encouraged his writings. "Together they formed the core of the intellectual group, the Philosophes." "There was strong ... style at the time and is completely autonomous. E.g.: it could be an illustration to Rousseau's words and because of its Neo classical style, which was prevalent at this ...

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... social contract. The social contract will protect the liberty of each man by making him part of the Sovereign which he is subject to and thus making him both "co-author" and subject of the general will of all. This "general will" will promote the liberty of each citizen because "as long as several men in assembly regard themselves as a single ... citizen's perception of the general will is a product of subtle manipulation by way of the institutions described above can the general will still be said to be feely and independently chosen? Clearly the individual's natural sense of liberty h...

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