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General will

In political philosophy, the general will (French: volonté générale) is the will of the people as a whole. The term was made famous by 18th-century Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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related to Further reading · 24
General will → Arts, December, Foisneau, Governing, Government, Journal, Knowledge, Letters, Luc, March, No, Patrick, Politics, Possible Explanation, Problem, Republic, Republics, Review, Riley, Rousseau's General Will
related to Criticisms · 18
General will → Another, Benjamin Constant, Bertrand Russell, Constant, Early, French Revolution, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Hegel, In, Isaiah Berlin, Jacob Talmon, Karl Popper, Other, Reign, Rousseau, Rousseau's, Talmon, Terror
related to Defense of Rousseau · 16
General will → Chapter XI, De L'Esprit, Deity, It, Lois, Malebranche, Malebranche's, Maurice Cranston, Montesquieu, Pascal, Prior, Ralph Leigh, Rousseau, Rousseau's, Some Rousseau, Talmon's
related to Basic ideas · 12
General will → Article Six, Citizen, Declaration, Déclaration, French, French Revolution, Homme, James Swenson, Man, Rights, Rousseau, The
related to Other influence · 8
General will → Chinese, In, Liang Qichao, People, Rosseau's, Sun, Sun Yat-sen's, Three Principles
related to Translations of volonté générale · 3
General will → Contrat Social II, Rousseau, The
related to Quotations · 2
General will → Diderot, Rousseau

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General willrelated to Basic ideasThe0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasRousseau0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasArticle Six0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasDeclaration0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasRights0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasMan0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasCitizen0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasFrench0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasDéclaration0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasHomme0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasFrench Revolution0.60section
General willrelated to Basic ideasJames Swenson0.60section

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