The Social Contract
A seminal work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that proposes the idea of a 'general will' and argues that government should exist to serve the collective will of the people, which is fundamental to the concept of the nation-state as a political entity derived from the people.
Videos Mentioning The Social Contract
Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse
Predictive History
The understood agreement between elites and the populace, where elites provide societal benefits in exchange for their privileged position.
Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #176
Lex Fridman
A 1762 book by Rousseau, which opens with the statement: 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'
Civilization #58: Birth of the Nation-State
Predictive History
A seminal work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that proposes the idea of a 'general will' and argues that government should exist to serve the collective will of the people, which is fundamental to the concept of the nation-state as a political entity derived from the people.