Philosopher and novelist, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) can be considered one of the most complex authors of political philosophy. Seeking to solve the great question of this area, that is how the State can be legitimized, Rousseau argues for a theory of the pact, trying to justify the existence of the State as an artificial institution, founded by men. Supported by human nature, Rousseau’s purpose is to argue why men should submit themselves to the State and how it would be good to them. Trying to convince men of the benefits of civil status, Rousseau make a long study about the question of freedom, from its most primitive form, lived by man in the state of nature contained in the Second discourse, untilits most evolved for, in the civ...