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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau makes the provocative claim that the transfer of sovereignty involves in the election of representatives signifies a loss of freedom: "The instant a people chooses representatives‚ it is no longer free." (On the Social Contract‚ p.103) Do you agree with Rousseau? The book "On the Social Contract" published on 1762 by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of his most important works‚ which points out the basis for a genuine political order and freedom. One of Jean-Jacques Rousseau main ideas

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    dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience

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    Jean Jacques Rousseau

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    Malia Gerard June 30‚ 2012 PSYC-508 Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) * Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher‚ writer‚ and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political‚ sociological and educational thought. * Known as the Father of the French Revolution * Saw children as “noble savages” - naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong

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    Arendt Vs Rousseau

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    essentially diverse solutions to the ongoing problem of human plurality in politics. Rousseau’s and Arendt’s have similar ideas on the people and their relationship to power and being governed but they express them threw different viewpoints. Rousseau and Arendt use slavery as examples to prove

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    Rousseau Contract Theory

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    Social Contract‚ or Principles of Political Right (1762) is an analysis of the contractual relationships which may be necessary for legitimate government‚ and is an explanation of how these relationships may combine principles of justice and utility. Rousseau argues that civil society is based on a contractual arrangement of rights and duties which applies equally to all people‚ whereby natural liberty is exchanged for civil liberty‚ and whereby natural rights are exchanged for legal rights. The terms

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    The concept of nature is very important in a lot of Rousseau philosophical work and the social contract is a good example of this. He puts forward the idea that that there is a covenant or social contract between members of society this idea is not a new one can be traced back to Plato’s Crito however Plato’s social contract is between the individual and the law not the will of the people(Plato 51 c 53a) He is famous for his common enlightenment position that we are better off being noble in our

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    Was Rousseau a Philosophe?

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    Was Rousseau a philosophe? Was Rousseau a philosophe? According to the Wikipedia definition of a philosophe‚ “philosophes were a new approach to learning that encouraged reason‚ knowledge and education as a way of overcoming superstition and ignorance.” 1 The underlying goal of a philosophe was the concept of progress. Through the mastery and explanation of the sciences‚ humanity could learn to harness the natural world for its own benefit in order to live peacefully with one another. Rousseau’s

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    Locke Vs Rousseau

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    protect their people’s rights and liberty and make sure that everyone is equal. However‚ there are different approaches as to how a society should be set up to protect those rights and ensure equality throughout the society. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau both offer different approaches to how a government should be assembled. Locke’s central belief‚ in Second Treatise of Government‚ is that society is set up to protect an individual’s private property right. People enter into a social contract where

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    Mill vs. Rousseau

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    Paige Adams Philosophy 121 Individual & Society Dr. Mathis 11/8/2012 Mill vs. Rousseau Philosophers throughout the ages have had many well thought out and educated ideas and opinions about government and individuals place in society. Some are similar while others are conflicting‚ but all have a right to be analyzed to see which idea is the best in a situation. A qualifying example is the differences between Mill’s and Rousseau’s beliefs. Although‚ their ideas do appear to be similar

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    All about Rousseau

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    His political philosophy greatly influenced the French revolution and his legacy still remains with us as the overall development of sociological‚ modern political educational thought. Rousseau’s view on human nature is quite interesting. As Rousseau discusses in one of his most famous work’s: The Social Contract‚ the state of nature is the hypothetical‚ prehistoric place and time where human beings live untouched by society. The most important characteristic of the state of nature is that people

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