The Right Of The Strongest Chapter 1 Summary

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Chapter 1 “The Subject:” Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains but there is a process to removing the chains and having a free society. Chapter 3 “The Right of the Strongest:” Rhetorical Strategy: Re-defines old assumptions. Raises the question: What does it mean to be “the strongest?” Originally, “the strongest” meant the person who had the most physical force or control over the most physically forceful army. Redefines “the strongest” as meaning creating a lasting agreement on what is morally/intellectually/metaphysically Right. Doesn’t matter who is in power, right is right. Chapter 6 “The Social Compact:” Society only moves forward IF it collects leaders, not disembowels leaders. The collection of leaders work together…show more content…
Equality. Chapter 3 “Whether the General Will is Fallible”: The Individuals that are a part of the Sovereignty must put aside their personal wants and desires (aka Individual Wills), and find the common ground with everyone else that is in the Sovereignty (aka the General Will). The General Will, bc it represents the unification of all of the individuals, it cannot be fallible (wrong). Chapter 4 : The Limits of the Sovereign Power: The Sovereign cannot perform tasks/grant allowances that benefit anyone other than the entire whole society. Personal benefits are not capable. All receive or no one receives. Absolute Equality. Chapter 15: Deputies or Representatives: The more people involved with the government, the better the government will be. People should not just give money from a distance, but give their time personally. Representative is a full-time politician, plenty of community service and volunteering. The more people are involved with their personal lives and pop culture, the more distant they will be to government which reduces
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