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THREE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GENERAL WILL

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dc.contributor.advisorHogan, Desmond
dc.contributor.authorTorrey, Gates
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-30T00:10:21Z
dc.date.available2013-07-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.available2026-09-30T00:10:21Z
dc.date.created2013-04-01
dc.date.issued2013-07-15
dc.description.abstractRousseau poses a problem: how can a nation join together in cooperative action while preserving the freedom of each citizen? His answer is the general will, which promotes the common good while providing “moral liberty” to the citizens. My thesis evaluates three possible interpretations of the general will.en_US
dc.format.extent61 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp018336h199w
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp018336h199w
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dc.rights.accessRightsWalk-in Access. This thesis can only be viewed on computer terminals at the <a href=http://mudd.princeton.edu>Mudd Manuscript Library</a>.
dc.titleTHREE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GENERAL WILLen_US
dc.typePrinceton University Senior Theses
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pu.date.classyear2013en_US
pu.departmentPhilosophyen_US
pu.mudd.walkinyes
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