Why according to Rousseau are dissentient individuals obliged to obey the general will under the conditions of the Social Contract?
Introduction
What is the general will?
Background- what is Rousseau trying to do?
How is it discerned (problems with this process?)
What is the social contract?
Contrast with other kinds of ‘contract’
NB not the same as ‘accepting’ benign authority
Why R. states that all must obey general will
Examples (murder)
Consequences of not obeying
Problems this leads to
Conclusion
it’s obviously not in the same league as rousseau, but have you seen the alfred hitchcock film ‘rope’ which touches on these issues?