What Was the "General Will" According to Rousseau

question 116

Multiple Choice

What was the "general will" according to Rousseau?

• A)A meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason
• B)A result derived from the law of supply and demand
• C)A license to do as one pleased
• D)A social consensus to which the individual must bow
• E)A relationship that was identical to Locke's social contract

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