Rousseau and the concept of popular sovereignty
This essay examines Rousseau's political philosophy from the view point of power. The social contractis not under the modern primacy of govemment. It rather sees the constitution of community as an autonomous form of power that, under democratic conditions, reaches its realization in popular so...
| Autor Principal: | Zenkert, Georg |
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| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - Departamento de Humanidades
2013
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http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/113091 |
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This essay examines Rousseau's political philosophy from the view point of power. The social contractis not under the modern primacy of govemment. It rather sees the constitution of community as an autonomous form of power that, under democratic conditions, reaches its realization in popular sovereignty. The legislator's enigmatic figure manifests, although with restriction, a third form of power: authority or the power of action as a competence of political initiatives. The balance among these three forms of power constitutes the framework of the modern conception of politics. |
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