This presentation discusses two political documents that have changed history: Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Social Contract.

In the Communist Manifesto, Marx argues that history flows inevitably toward a social revolution, which will create a society without financial classes, personal property, or circumstances. This demonstration examines Marx’s theory and goals as well as the influence of various other philosophers on his function.

Rousseau believed that folks secure their liberty by getting into an implied agreement with government. His controversial description of social power in Social Contract fanned the flames from the French Revolution. This display explores the implications of his idea of social order for individual freedom and social great.

The Giants of Political Thought Series offers an easy and entertaining way to broaden your mind and your awareness of great ideas.