The Political in Jean Jacque Rousseau

Abstract

This work is based on a theoretical reflection on the political thought of Jean Jacque Rousseau. It was carried out with a bibliographic and documentary approach. In this sense, the proposed work is based on the works of Rousseau as: The origin of inequalities among men, the Social contract among other authors. Roussonian work is important as it becomes a reference for the field of political science. The purpose of the text is to provide teachers, students and other actors with pedagogical elements to be addressed and discussed in the field of social sciences. In the same way, it is noteworthy the contribution made by Rousseau to politics, his views on the systems of government Democracy, Aristocracy and Monarchy were forceful for the time since later politicians and ideologists are inspired by it to realize the French Revolution and the process of independence in Latin America. Similarly, his harsh criticism of the monarchy corrupts his claim that sovereignty resides in the people through a general will and sets an interesting precedent for current democracies.