1 Thoughts on Equality and society; Plato‚ Rousseau‚ and Nietzsche. Equality is the concept of everyone being equal in a certain state‚ with equality there would be little to no biased opinions‚ no fighting over wealth‚ and just a free world where everyone can live amongst one another and still obey the laws without worrying about social structure or who is better than someone else. Many different philosophers have spent years on trying to figure out where inequality first started and what
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and thus‚ teaching them that nothing will be handed to them in life. (Document 11) In Amsterdam‚ in 1762‚ the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau informs us in his writing‚ “Emile”‚ about the negativities of indulgence. “An excess of rigor and an excess of indulgence are both to be avoided. If by too much care you spare them every kind of discomfort” Rousseau is telling us that by protecting the children from every sort of misery in the world‚ you are not preparing them for the harsh life in early
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sympathetic. Margaret Cavendish‚ a duchess‚ a scientist‚ and a philosopher expresses her sincerity and is apprehensive of how society should treat children to help them reach their potential (Doc 9). Through the knowledge of a philosophe‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau thought that it would be best if you let children make their own decisions‚ because they will be stubborn if you try to stop them (Doc 12). Children’s Games‚ by Pieter Brueghel‚ displays the children absorbed in their games with the seriousness displayed
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Diderot created the Encyclopedia during the enlightenment. By doing this he made more people know about the enlightenment ideas‚ which challenged established authority in France during this time. All the greatest enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ John Locke‚ and several others challenged authority with new ideas. The only problem was spreading the word about these new ideas. That is how Denis Diderot helped. He created an Encyclopedia to write all these ideas in one place so
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How can one believe that humans are innately altruistic‚ when humans are the only species that selfishly keeps other creatures in captivity for their own happiness and maliciously murders organisms for their own pleasure and desire to prove that their beliefs are correct? Although people can show sympathy for others‚ people are innately self-centered because humans are motivated by their fears and desire to surpass everyone else‚ so they can have the most. Although humans naturally want to obtain
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Philosophical Discourses of Modernity. Tr. F. Lawrence. Oxford: Polity. • Habermas‚ J. (1977). Towards a Rational Society. Tr. J. J. Shapiro. London: Heineman. • McCarthy‚ T. (1978). The Critical Theory of Jürgen Habermas. Cambridge: Polity. • Rousseau‚ J. J. (1755) A Discourse on Inequality. London: penguin Books. • Yew‚ L. (2002). Political Discourse – Theories of Colonialism and Postcolonialism. Retrieved 18th May‚ 2010‚ from http://www.postcolonialweb.org/poldiscourse/liberation.html. Word
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Ross Carroll rcarroll@sfu.ca Experiencing Society (120) Consequences of Conformity “Man is born free‚ and everywhere he is in chains” (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Social Contract‚ 1762). From the moment of birth‚ man is burdened with an immense social pressure to act within social guidelines that are considered acceptable. Whether they truly are beneficial or not is irrelevant. Influences such as the government‚ the media‚ and religion force us not only to abide‚ but to believe in these guidelines
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were captivated by the flow‚ roughness‚ and thrill of the game. What game were they playing? They were playing would one day be the modern day sport of lacrosse. Their example could be a prime reason why famous enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau called this a game one for “noble savages.” At the young age of 12 years old‚ I picked up my first lacrosse stick. My love for the game only increased as the years progressed‚ making me want to figure out the origins of the sport. If you do not
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literary works attacking slavery and religious intolerance that were often banned. Part Three 7. What important political idea did Montesquieu introduce? - Three branches of government with checks & balances. 8. How did Jean-Jacque Rousseau ideas differ from other Enlightenment philosophers? - He believed that instead of reliance upon reason‚ people should follow their instincts and emotions. Part Four 9. Explain the Main Idea behind Rousseau’s Social Contract? -
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In 1296‚ Edward the 1st invaded Scotland so this emerged the Scottish Wars of Independence. A Scottish man named William Wallace arose and erected a guerrilla Para-militia to resist the rule of the English. On September 11th‚ 1297 (yes‚ notice the date) the Scottish defeated the English Army at the “Battle of Sterling Bridge”. After him and his army were defeated in the “Battle of Falkirk”‚ he was captured. He was then executed by being hanged‚ drowned and severed into four parts in London in
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