General will is formed by conflicts of individual interests

> "[[social contract theory (e.g., Rousseau's)]]," vol. 2, chap. 3: > "Il n'est donc pas de contradiction à ce que le vote des suffrages soit unanime sur les principes et divergent sur leur application ; la volonté générale se forme de la manière la plus pure par l'opposition des intérêts particuliers." > (Thus, there is no contradiction between a unanimous vote on the various principles and divergent opinions on their application. [[the general will]] is formed in its purest form by conflicts of individual interests.")

Conflict of Interest

relevance

• If citizens don’t interact, the general will will emerge from many small differences.

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