Behind the veil of ignorance. Rousseau and the narratives of the origin of society

Authors

Karlfriedrich Herb Universidade de Regensburg (UR) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-0667

Keywords:

Law, State of nature, Articles of incorporation, Freedom, Coercion

Abstract

Rousseau gives the Social Contract a brilliant start. “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in irons.” But the revolutionary magic of the beginning quickly evaporates. Rousseau wants to legitimize the currents. To do this, Rousseau places his theory of socialization, developed in the Second Discourse, behind a veil of ignorance. The principles of political law have their own origins. The article analyzes the peculiarities and paradoxes of this new methodological approach.

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Author Biography

Karlfriedrich Herb, Universidade de Regensburg (UR)

Doutor em Filosofia pela Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, UNI-BONN, Alemanha. Tem experiência na área de Ciência Política, com ênfase em Teoria Política.

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