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    Despite his rejection of philosophy‚ Jean-Jaques Rousseau was a pivotal new thinker during the period of Enlightenment. He strayed from the extreme positive and negative views of Hobbes and Locke‚ introducing a new perspective on the concept of the state of nature. The philosophy of how humans act in their most natural state was a common topic‚ but Rousseau’s take‚ theorizing that humans are born evil but corrupted by society‚ offered what seemed to be the most realistic belief. His opinions on

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    Unit 2 Study Skills – Essay Writing. “Man is born free‚ but he is everywhere in chains” Explain what Rousseau means by this with reference to Rousseau’s accounts of freedom in the state of nature and in a civil society. Alexandra Strachan Word Count: 1260 Jean Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712‚ although his works were written in French and he was deemed a French freethinker and philosopher heavily intellectually tied to the French Revolution. In 1762 he wrote ‘The Social Contract’

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    philosopher and novelist Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). The work of Rousseau has influenced a generation and beyond and it is argued that the main ideals of the French and American revolutions arose from his works‚ for example The Discourse on Equality. The main concept of Rousseau’s thought is that of ’liberty’‚ and his belief that modern society forced humans to give up their independence‚ making everyday life corrupt and unfree. One of the central problems Rousseau confronted is best summed up in

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    social‚ it can be argued that this state can only exist in a theoretical context; David Hume states‚ "’Tis utterly impossible for men to remain any considerable time in that savage condition‚ which precedes society...” (Wikipedia‚ “State of Nature”). Rousseau postulates: The State of Nature was a peaceful and quixotic time. People lived solitary‚ uncomplicated lives. Their few needs were easily satisfied by nature...As time passed‚ however‚ humanity faced certain changes. As the overall population

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    Thomas Hobbes believes that all people are naturally evil‚ hostile‚ and self-seeking whereas Jean Jacques Rousseau claims that all people are naturally good people and generally happy. I plan to prove that Rousseau has the stronger position of the two contract theorists. Thomas Hobbes claims all people are hostile and naturally self-seeking. Hobbes’s claims when two people have a desire for the same resource the natural result is war. The state of nature‚ as deemed by Hobbes‚ is the "natural condition

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    John Locke‚ Baron de Montesquieu‚ Voltaire‚ and Jean Jacques Rousseau were all enlightenment philosophers. Each of these men had a particular view of government‚ society‚ and its citizens and they were all passionate about their works. Locke (1632- 1704) was an English philosopher‚ his ideas had a great impact on the development of political philosophy and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers. Montesquieu (1689- 1755) believed that all things were made up of

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    00-Sep-2016 Asma Ahmed Bham Shaping Modernity - Essay Assignment “In what way does Burke’s speeches before Parliament reflect some of the ideas articulated by Rousseau in The Social Contract?” The social contract is about people exchanging their political freedom for protection from their ruling body. Going back to initial idea of the social contract by Thomas Hobbs‚ who talks about the relationship between the ruler and those they rule‚ says that there is an exchange between these two parties-

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    Does Schmitt or does Rousseau describe the current state of American politics most accurately? Carl Schmitt‚ a German political theorist and Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ a French political philosopher‚ both give their views on democracy and its inner workings. Schmitt show great disdain for democracy. He believes it is corrupt and “seems fated [then] to destroy itself…” Rousseau clearly believes in democracy; where the citizens have duties to the nation and enter into a social contract with the sovereign

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    Rousseau as Totalitarian?

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    ROUSSEAU AS TOTALITARIAN? Rousseau‚ known as “Father of Modern Democratic Theory”‚ was being accused by other people as a “Father of Totalitarianism”. This is one of the contentious issues which attack Rousseau’s social contract; he is seen to be advocating totalitarian solution rather democratic. Others may have only misunderstood the concept of totalitarianism but I tell you there is no clear evidence showing he is in favor of totalitarian. Why‚ then‚ some considered Rousseau as a totalitarian

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    qualities like education or physical strength (Rousseau‚ 262). Women are ill taught by men to believe these social stigmas assigned to them‚ which are obedience‚ chastity to the family‚ and subservience to men‚ their family‚ and society. This view of motherhood is thought to benefit the men‚ where as women will be their pleasing servants as wives‚ their children’s tutor after motherhood‚ and their chaste civil companion. But to this view‚ which Rousseau wrote a chauvinistic book about‚ Wollstonecraft

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