The Social Contract
Explain Rousseau's conception of the "general will".
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Jill W
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Rousseau believed that general will exists and demands the unqualified obedience of every individual. He believes that there is only one "general will", one supreme good, and one single overriding goal toward which a community should aim. The general will, according to Rouseeau, is always a force of the good and the just.
The Social Contract