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Social Contract In Jean Jacques Rousseau – Implications For Nigerian Democracy
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1.4 SCOPE OF STUDY
There
is no doubt that Jean Jacques Rousseau has several works to his credit,
but the concern of this work is the social contract (of 1762). The
context of study would be limited to the Nigerian democratic experience.
1.5 METHODOLOGY
The
method of approach employed in this work is philosophical, expository,
and evaluative. More so, narrative technique is adopted by the
researcher to bring to limelight, the condition of Nigerian democratic
experience since independence.
1.6 DIVISION OF WORK
The
Work is divided into five chapters. Chapter one gives a general
introduction of the essay, the statement of the problem, method used,
scope of study and purpose of study. Chapter two exposes the social
contract theory of Rousseau, while chapter three takes care of the
Nigerian democratic practice. Then, chapter four brings chapters two
and three together in a general analysis. At last we shall conclude
with critical evaluation and conclusion in chapter five.
1 S.E Stumpf, Philosophy: History and Problems, 5th edition (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1994), p. 296.
2 Ibid., p. 70
3 Ibid., p. 232
4 Ibid., p. 273
5 J.J. Rousseau, The Social Contract and Discourses, translated by G.D. Cole (New York: E.P. Dutton
and Company Inc., 1950), p. 14
6 Ibid., p. 15
7 R. Mairi ed., Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary (Great Britain: Chambers Harrap Publishers
Ltd., 1999), p. 355
8 The Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Lagos: Federal Government press, 1999),
p. 10
9 Ibid.
10 Ibid.
11 R. Ekpu, Newswatch, October 6, 1986, p.26, Cited in J. Odey, The Rape of Democracy (Enugu:
Snaap Press Ltd., 2001), p. 115
12 See E.O. Ojukwu, Because I am Involved, Revised edition (Ibadan: Spectrum Books Ltd., 1991),
p. 28
13 W. Soyinka, The Man Died (New York: Penguin Books, 1977), p.13, quoted in J. Odey, The Rape of
Democracy (Enugu: Snaap Press Ltd., 2001), p. 15.
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