How was Rousseaus Social Contract in contrast to an absolute monarcy?
To summarize: Rousseau’s Social Contract is a concept or idea of a written or non-written contract between the leaders (the government) and the people. The government makes laws to protect the people. The more laws, the more protection. On the other hand, the less laws, the less protection the people have. There is also a “Rousseaunian” social contract in an absolute monarchy. The monarchy makes law to protect people. The people are taxed so that the Monarchy could protect the people. In essence the more taxation, then the more protection; and the less taxation, then the less protection. If the contract is broken, the people can revolt. Such as French Revolution, American Revolution and the Revolution in Russia when these countries were ruled by an Absolute Monarch, the King (or Queen).
