Great Ideas #8: The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"There are thus three types of aristocracy, natural, elective and hereditary. The first is suited only to primitive peoples; the third is the worst of all governments; the second is the best, and this is aristocracy in the true sense of the word" Background 0:12 History of Social Contracts 0:26 Rousseau's Social Contract 1:26 Forcing Freedom 2:20 Rousseau is cool 2:39 Revolution 3:14 Roundup 4:03 Buy on Book Despository - http://www.bookdepository.com/Social-Contract-Jean-Jacques-Rousseau/9780141018881?a_aid=char Video on Rousseau by Dr Smith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7K0a-FtSQM The more philosophy I read the better I understand Lost. Or is that the other way around? GOODREADS https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5008298-charlotte-dann YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/charbytes WEBSITE http://www.charlottedann.com