PSIA Seminar: Rousseau, Democracy, and Moral Liberty
114W, Paramaz Avedisian BuildingAbout the Event: In The Social Contract (1762), Rousseau provides a justification for democracy over other forms of government. Democracy is more legitimate, he argues, because when the people are Sovereign and rule through the General Will they achieve moral liberty. Moral liberty is obedience to a law which we have given to ourselves. Having […]