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    theories of Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau about the connection between nature of man and the government have been debated for many years. These three philosophers have remarkably influenced the way our system works today. Although each theory had its flaws and merits‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau’s theory is superior in comparison to Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Unlike Thomas Hobbes‚ who believed humans were naturally evil‚ Jean Rousseau believed that humans are born‚ neither good nor

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    was written by men whom lived during the late 18th century. Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ composer of the famous “Emile”‚ is recognized to be the most well-known and significant influences that triggered Wollstonecraft to respond by constructing her periodical of justice. Mary’s creation of “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” was nearly direct criticism towards the beliefs of Rousseau‚ and she argues firm illustrating her will for freedom‚ equality and no limitations. The great

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    Rousseau believed that “The Social Contract” was built more on hypothetical reasons. Rousseau believed that every man had gained the birthright to be physically free and the right to do so should come from a social contract that is agreed upon by all the people to maintain their right to be free.

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    They also have a paralleled use of trade through exchange of commodity and things of value in their separate societies. Medici and Machiavelli are people who influenced their country in their time. Things for survival like maize‚ are what made major changes in America and affected their trade. The time of the Italian Renaissance and tribal America both featured pioneering. Italy explored

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    Second Sex B. Thomas Hobbes‚ Leviathan C. Charles W. Mills‚ The Racial Contract D. Plato‚ Apology of Socrates E. Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ Discourse on the Origin of Inequality F. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail G. Plato‚ Republic H. Karl Marx‚ Estranged Labour I. Iris Young‚ Five Faces of Oppression J. Karl Marx‚ Estranged Labour K. Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ Discourse

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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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    Natalie Shapiro 4/9/13 Lesson 18 Was the Renaissance more Medieval or Modern? Identify : Petrarch‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michangelo‚ Rafael‚ Sofonsiba‚ Castiglione‚ Machiavelli Petrarch: Leonardo da Vinci: A citizen of Florence‚ he did much of his work in Milan and Rome. He is best known for the Mona Lisa‚ a portrait of a strangely smiling young woman in Florence. Michangelo: Began his career as a sculptor in Florence. There he did a famous marble statue of David ‚ after the heroic biblical

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    The social contract theory Jean-Jacques Rousseau postulates a foundation of a governing goal in which is to protect equality and uphold individuality. It is to my readings Rousseau distinguished that‚ “All men where born free and but are put into chains by the societies in which they are born ( Bk 1; 1 ).” First law is to provide for his own preservation‚ first cares being those he owes to himself such as food‚ clothing and shelter. As soon as he can think for himself he now is the sole judge of

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    Rousseau advocated keeping children in frocks for as long as possible and then allowing them to wear loose-fitting clothing that did not constrict their movements. Toward the end of the 1770s‚ a new type of dress for boys began to emerge. Knee breeches were cast off in favor of trousers‚ which were emerging for the first time as acceptable fashionable dress. Trousers‚ buttoned together at the waist‚ were accompanied by a short jacket‚ an outfit that became known as a skeleton suit and

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    The actions of Macbeth best support the political theory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau because the wicked more powerful supernatural and also the powerfulness of being the king corrupts Macbeth with their evil spirits turning him into the maleficent person he becomes. After going to the witches and being told one day he will become king‚ Macbeth is deeply considering murdering King Duncan so he can have the power of being king. During the evening at Duncan’s castle where the naming of Macbeth as the

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