Rousseau’s presentation of “human nature” is optimistic. According to Rousseau‚ “ If then the people promises simply to obey‚ by that very act it dissolves itself and loses what make it a people; then moment a master exits‚ there is no longer a Sovereign‚ and from that moment the body politic has ceased to exit” (22‚ The Social Contract)‚ he sees people as intrinsically good when they get away from social setting and political experience. Oppositely‚ Machiavelli sees “human nature” as something conditional
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It is a small rule of mine to provide my guests with a fulfilling dinner and satisfactory hospitality before they leave my house. So please enjoy.” As Voltaire sat down‚ he scanned the table and saw Rousseau‚ Catherine the Great‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Beaumarchais‚ Antoine the Bourgeoisie and myself. Just then‚ the servants started bringing in the dishes. We were first served warmed up beef in gravy which is a type of Hors D’Oeuvre. As everyone took a bite
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Locke – 2nd Treatise * State of Nature – All men are originally in a state of nature. A man in this original state is bound by the laws of nature‚ but he is otherwise able to live‚ act‚ and dispose of his possessions as he sees fit. More important‚ human beings‚ free from the arbitrary laws of other men‚ have an obligation to protect the interests of each other‚ since they are all equally children of God. They also have an obligation to punish those who go against God’s will and attempt to
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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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safety and protection for citizens. Over time‚ this soon evolved into providing physical & emmotional saftey and the protection for citizens. That sounds pretty good to me‚ isn’t that the kind of government you would want. In the words of Jean Jacques Rousseau "man is born free‚ but he is everywhere in chains.” We are born free and will live free‚ except a few rules placed by the government that keeps us safe. So‚ the social contract protects our rights by giving us a say on our everyday
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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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I agree with Rousseau’s statement. Rousseau’s statement suggests that humans are not born selfish and he believed that democracy was merely a reflection of our basic sense of fairness and equality. I mainly disagree with Hobbes’ statement because there is a discrepancy in what he is saying. He suggests that all people are born selfish‚ yet we are enforced by a supreme ruler to avoid chaos. Using his logic‚ wouldn’t a supreme leader be born equally selfish? Why would we expect him to teach us obedience
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society‚ and respected them in all aspects of their lives. Mary Shelly was a Romanticist who took natural laws seriously in her novel Frankenstein which taught us not to challenge the natural world because nature will take whatever course it wants. Rousseau also taught that man was born good but corrupted by society in his novel The Social Contract written in 1762. Newton’s enlightened teachings being popular among all of the social classes also portrays how
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Liberty‚ property‚ equality‚ fraternity‚ uniformity‚ utility‚ popular sovereignty; these are just some words that best describe the aims and principles of the French Revolution. Did Napoleon Bonaparte I‚ Emperor of France‚ hinder‚ maintain‚ or in fact ‘further’ the aims of the revolution?‚ this is a question in which many historians argue about and can come to no definitive answer. First of all‚ in an economic sense‚ Napoleon definitely followed some of the earlier revolutionary principles in
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There were many forms of government through the 17th and 18th century. Two forms of government that were used a lot were democracy and absolutism. The form of government during these centuries that was most effective was democracy. Many rulers used absolutism in their countries. They believed rulers should have complete control over the country. Prince Machiavelli believed the best way to rule was to be feared and thought that the only way people would listen to him was if he was mean and scary
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