{"product_id":"social-contract","title":"Social Contract","description":"'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Social Contract","offer_id":44659259113669,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-14-044201-4.jpg?v=1744596904","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/social-contract","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}