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Who believed that sovereignty vested in the 'general will'?
Who believed that sovereignty vested in the 'general will'?
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The correct option is D Rousseau
Rousseau defines sovereignty in terms of people which he expressed as General Will. According to him General Will or Sovereignty is unlimited, supreme and unalienable(nontransferable). According to him sovereignty is based on the consent of people.It is a free acceptance by every individualof the exercise of force by the whole group of which every individual is a part. In this way, it's not possible for anyone to decline to render compliance to the sovereign and any individual who does as such might be compelled by the entire body of citizens.This implies the individual might be compelled to be free.
Rousseau defines sovereignty in terms of people which he expressed as General Will. According to him General Will or Sovereignty is unlimited, supreme and unalienable(nontransferable). According to him sovereignty is based on the consent of people.It is a free acceptance by every individual
of the exercise of force by the whole group of which every individual is a part. In this way, it's not possible for anyone to decline to render compliance to the sovereign and any individual who does as such might be compelled by the entire body of citizens.This implies the individual might be compelled to be free.
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