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This essay purports to examine various aspects of Rousseau's Theory of a Free and Equal Society in correlation with prescription and fact. The construction of Rousseau’s Theory of a Free and Equal Society reveals at least six contradictions between prescription and fact: 1) the state of natureal assumption; 2) the assumption that social interaction is not native to man’s true nature; 3) the hypothesis that man’s basic nature of independent freedom remains the same after contact with others; 4) the premise that man is by nature good and becomes depraved and perverted through societal influences; 5) his theory about the origins of inequality; and 6) the theory of the General Will. Each and every provision of his theoretical building blocks refutes explanations against key findings on human nature and social phenomena from other disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology, political science, and sociology. This essay aims to show patterns of logical pitfalls and idiosyncrasies. It also shows that totalitarian potentialities can be found in Rousseau's philosophy.

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Abstract
 I. Introduction
 II. THE THEORY OF A FREE AND EQUAL SOCIETY
 III. THEORY CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING BLOCKS
  1. Assumptions about the State of Nature
  2. Assumptions about the Perversion through Society
  3. Assumptions about the Origins of Inequality
 IV. THEORY OF THE GENERAL WILL
 V. Totalitarian Potentialities in Rousseau
 VI. Conclusion
 References

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저자

• Heung-soo Sim [ Gyeongsang National University ]

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간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  평화학연구 [THE JOURNAL OF PEACE STUDIES]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1738-2580

• 수록기간

  2004~2024

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 340 DDC 320