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Rousseau The Social Contract Logical Starting Point Study

Posted on:2013-09-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:T D JiangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2246330371491090Subject:Political Theory
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In the history of the development of Western political thought, socialcontract theory occupies an important position. Is generally accepted thatthe social contract theory is political theory concerning the national andsocial origin, it can be used to explain the origin of society and the Stateof the reasons to explain what is the basis of legitimate political power. Inthe modern western, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau have built their own socialcontract theory, and Rousseau as a master of the Social Contract, histhoughts sparked controversy in the most.The idea of Rousseau has aroused fierce controversy of scholars, thewritings of Rousseau political thought can be described as voluminous,but focuses on the theoretical logical starting point to study its theory ofthe fundamental expression of value demands of writing, however, less.In view of this, the logical starting point of Rousseau’s Social Contract asa research entry point to explore the value proposition embodied inRousseau The Social Contract and political pursuits.In this paper, through the interpretation of the classic text of the "SocialContract" Rousseau,"On the interaction between inequality in the originand basis of" the logical starting point to explore its social contract theory,and theory to explore and value study, summed up the logical startingpoint Rousseau social Contract theory of value and impact on futuregenerations.The article is divided into the following sections: The first part is theintroduction, describes the significance of the study, research ideas andresearch methods; the second part, summed up summed up the logicalstructure of Rousseau’s Social Contract; the third part through the logicalstarting point of Rousseau’s Social Contract three dimensions (the state ofnature, natural rights concept and theory of human nature based)theoretical study, to analyze the value proposition of the social ContractRousseau constructed; fourth part is the conclusion, summarize thelogical starting point Rousseau the Social Contract theory value, and itsfuture generations.
Keywords/Search Tags:social contract theory, natural law, natural state, naturalrights, Treatise of Human Nature
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