Der allgemeine Wille. Zu Rousseaus Contrat social (1762)

Zeitschrift Für Didaktik der Philosophie Und Ethik 32 (1):31-33 (2010)
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Abstract

In his 'Contrat social', § 2.1, Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues that the general will alone can steer the forces of the state towards the end for which it was instituted, i.e., the common good. The argument's logical structure is more intricate than it seems at first glance. And the intricacy appears to be deliberate. Rousseau's authorial strategy is designed to evoke the reader's voice in articulating the fundamentals of politics.

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Andreas Dorschel
Goethe University Frankfurt

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