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Autonomy and Common Good: Interpreting Rousseau’s General Will

Michael J. ThompsonDepartment of Political Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 266-285 | Published online: 13 Feb 2017

References to Rousseau’s texts

  • OC = Oeuvres Complètes, 5 vols. Edited by Bernard Gagnebin and Marcel Raymond. Paris: Éditions Gallimard, 1969.

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