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    INSERT TITLE HERE The Swiss philosopher‚ Jean–Jacques Rousseau‚ postulated that “Women‚ in general‚ possess no artistic sensibility…Their creations are as cold and pretty as women themselves” (Yudkin‚ 110). Rousseau wrote during the Enlightenment‚ a European period of intellectual expansion during the eighteenth century where philosophers explored the nature of religion‚ government‚ justice‚ and society. The ideas of the Enlightenment reflected across Europe—in rebellions‚ in essays‚ and in art—and

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    Some of the riches of the Caribbean depended on Europeans’ taste for sugar‚ which plantation owners traded for provisions from North America and manufactured goods from European countries. The island also had extensive coffee‚ cocoa‚ indigo‚ and cotton plantations‚ but these were smaller and less profitable than the wealthy sugar plantations. 1758‚ the white landowners began passing legislation restricting the rights of other groups of people until a rigid caste system was defined. Most historians

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    John Locke (1632-1704) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) are among the most prominent influential thinkers of the enlightenment era. Both Locke and Rousseau argued that we gain civil rights in return for respecting the rights of others and by doing so‚ we gave up our natural rights. In this paper‚ I will argue how an agreement among members to start a social contract was driven by fear and the desire to change the world for self-interest. Social contract theory‚ is the view that a persons’

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    get rid of the weeds that harmed good and beauty. Next‚ he said that people should take care of themselves and not be greedy. In addition‚ he said people should try to harmonize their plans with the plans of others. The next philosopher is Jean Jacques Rousseau. His purpose of life stated that only in a natural state‚ man can live happily. Civilization corrupts man‚ so man must avoid education and follow their instincts rather than reason. Montesquieu believed that all things of the world were

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    Robespierre

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    Robespierre was raised by two aunts. In 1769‚ he won for himself a scholarship to Louis-le-Grand. There he excelled as a student‚ especially in the area of classical languages. But his real calling was political philosophy. He read the essays of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and other philosophes. Throughout his life‚ much of Robespierre’s political thinking can be brought back to Rousseau’s ideology. From early in his life‚ Robespierre apposed violence. While he worked as a judge in rural France‚ Robespierre

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    Rousseau

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    Jean- Jacque Rousseau’s is the author of The Social Contract which describes the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society. Raymond Frey‚ the author of A Treatise Social Contract states‚ “It is one of the great classics of political philosophy” (Frey‚ Raymond). He describes how Rousseau took offense to the thought of the Enlightenment and political obligation. The eighteenth century Europe‚ was the birthplace of the literary term. These

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    would become UNITARIANS‚ doubting even the divinity of Christ. New ideas shaped political attitudes as well. John Locke defended the displacement of a monarch who would not protect the lives‚ liberties‚ and property of the English people. JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU stated that society should be ruled by the "general will" of the people. BARON DE MONTESQUIEU declared that power should not be concentrated

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    existence of a supreme being. In this period‚ piety and belief were integral parts in the exploration of natural philosophy and ethics in addition to political theories of the age. However‚ prominent Enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ and David Hume questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both Church and State. The 18th century also saw a continued rise of empirical philosophical ideas‚ and their application to political economy‚ government and sciences

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    government came into play. Each philosopher developed guidelines and responsibilities that the government is obliged to. Although proposing different views and ideas‚ they all contributed significant ideas to society. Thomas Hobbes‚ Jock Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all differed on their views of government. Thomas Hobbes described the state of nature for man is "nasty‚ brutish and short." In order to escape this‚ people must give up freedom to receive peace and order by the protection of the government

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    The medieval view was based on scholasticism‚ while deductive logic and reasoning was relayed on the church authority. Prior to the Scientific Revolution‚ learning was mostly obtained through the teaching by the Catholic church thus in powering them over the uneducated people. In the the Middle Ages‚ science was used to better understand the mysterious works of God‚ but mostly learning was based on superstition. The population in the Middle Ages were ignorant to astronomy‚ germs‚ and the unknown

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