The Social Contract

essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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The Social Contract
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The Social Contract

Summary

The Social Contract is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Social Contract authored Jean-Jacques Rousseau[3].
  • The Social Contract's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Social Contract was published by Marc-Michel Rey[5].
  • The Social Contract's genre is political philosophy[6].
  • The Social Contract's genre is essay[7].
  • The Social Contract's place of publication is recorded as Amsterdam[8].
  • The Social Contract's Commons category is recorded as Du Contrat social (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)[9].
  • The Social Contract's language of work or name is recorded as French[10].
  • The Social Contract's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands[11].
  • The Social Contract was published on 1762[12].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as The Social Contract[13].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as The Social Contract[14].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as The Social Contract[15].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108757012[16].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108757009[17].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126686556[18].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138634305[19].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138662424[20].
  • The Social Contract's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138850873[21].
  • The Social Contract's main subject is political philosophy[22].
  • The Social Contract's main subject is democracy[23].
  • The Social Contract's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Du contrat social, ou Principes du droit politique'}[24].
  • The Social Contract's different from is recorded as The Social Contract[25].
  • The Social Contract dates from the Age of Enlightenment[26].
  • The Social Contract's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject: Highlighting the colombian public domain in Wikidata[27].

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Designation and Status

The Social Contract's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Social Contract ranks in the top 2% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  24. [26] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject Wikiproject: Highlighting the colombian public domain in Wikidata
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikiproject: Highlighting the colombian public domain in Wikidata
    Publisher Marc-Michel Rey
    Language of work or name French
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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