Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which is Not correct about the 'General Will' of Rousseau?
AIt represented the group mind
BIt denoted participatory and deliberative democracy
CIt represented the societal common good
DOne cannot be forced to obey the General Will ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) One cannot be forced to obey the General Will — It is wrong to say one cannot be forced to obey the general will.
Explanation
★It is wrong to say one cannot be forced to obey the general will.
★Rousseau famously held that a person may be forced to be free by obeying the general will.
★Whoever refuses the general will is compelled by the whole body to follow it.
★The general will expresses the common good of the whole community, not private interest.
★It functions like a shared group mind aimed at the good of all.
★It supports a participatory and deliberative form of direct democracy.
★So only the claim against compulsion contradicts Rousseau's actual teaching.
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