... problem by representation but Rousseau is strictly against this means as he does not feel we should be able to pay another to take our part in civil society. For the general will to come through each person must be deeply embroiled in society. This point has some value as today many people do not feel that they can effect ... logical. However it is possible to question even the degree of personal freedom under Rousseau's Social Contract as in order for the general will to work people must repress their own desires. Rousseau envisages a state where people think of the whole before themsel...

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... good as what is best for society as a whole, which is what the social contract intends to accomplish and also what the general will strives for. Although the sovereign only has power over matters that are of public concern, its influence in this area is absolute. An unbiased, non-civilian law giver makes the laws which must provide liberty and equality. Rousseau suggests that as ... the sovereign contains legislative power through the laws, states also need a government bestowed with executive power to handle day-to-day business. Unlike Hobbes, Rousseau proposes that "aristocracies ... ...

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