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    Jean Jacques Rousseau was an 18th century French philosopher and writer whose political philosophy influenced modern thought. He believed that humans were good in the state of nature but were corrupted by society and social interdependence. Rousseau argued that virtue comes from having the will to respect others' rights, and that the progression of arts and sciences has caused the corruption of morality. He advocated for a social contract and sovereign state that would embody the general will for the common good rather than private interests.

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    Jean Jacques Rousseau was an 18th century French philosopher and writer whose political philosophy influenced modern thought. He believed that humans were good in the state of nature but were corrupted by society and social interdependence. Rousseau argued that virtue comes from having the will to respect others' rights, and that the progression of arts and sciences has caused the corruption of morality. He advocated for a social contract and sovereign state that would embody the general will for the common good rather than private interests.

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    Jean Jacques Rousseau was an 18th century French philosopher and writer whose political philosophy influenced modern thought. He believed that humans were good in the state of nature but were corrupted by society and social interdependence. Rousseau argued that virtue comes from having the will to respect others' rights, and that the progression of arts and sciences has caused the corruption of morality. He advocated for a social contract and sovereign state that would embody the general will for the common good rather than private interests.

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    The key takeaways are that Rousseau was an 18th century philosopher who believed that society corrupts human nature and that people are good in the state of nature. He developed concepts like the general will and social contract.

    Rousseau believed that in the state of nature, before society, people did not know each other enough to come into serious conflict and had normal values. He saw humans as good in this state but corrupted by society.

    The general will is what rational people would choose for the common good of society, not just private interests. It is concerned with the public interest rather than individual interests.

    Jean Jacques Rousseau

    1712-1778

    Jean Jacques Rousseau


    Rousseau was a major philosopher, writer and
    composer of the eighteenth-century
    Enlightenment, whose political philosophy
    influenced the development of modern political
    and educational thought.

    Jean Jacques Rousseau


    Rousseau's primary concern was to discover the
    psychological foundations of virtue, which he
    understood as the strength of will needed to
    respect the rights of others

    State of nature
    In Rousseau's state of nature, people did not know each
    other enough to come into serious conflict, and they did have
    normal values
    Rousseau saw a fundamental divide between society and
    human nature and believe that man was good when in the
    state of nature but has been corrupted by the society and the
    growth of social interdependence.

    Society's negative influence on men centers


    on its transformation of
    Love of self (amour de soi)
    a positive self-love which he saw as the
    instinctive human desire for self-preservation
    Self love (amour-propre)
    a kind of artificial pride which forces man
    to compare himself to others.

    In "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" (1750)


    Rousseau argued that the progression of the arts and
    sciences has caused the corruption of virtue and
    morality.
    Rousseau argued that the arts and sciences had not been
    beneficial to humankind because they are not human
    need.

    The Social Contract


    It is the preservation of their wealth and preserving lives , liberty
    and well-being in general.
    The social contract is opened by Rousseau's famous quote "Man is
    born free, but everywhere he is in chains. One believes himself the
    others master, and yet is more a slave than they." Therefore,
    Rousseau believed within his modern state that in order to obey the
    law an individual must obey themselves.

    He argued that, by joining together into civil


    society through the social contract and abandoning their
    claims of natural right, individuals can both preserve
    themselves and yet remain free.

    Rousseau encourages the idea of a sovereign


    state, which will only be legitimate if it imposes
    the 'general will'.
    The sovereign does not have absolute power but
    only holds authority over situations which are of
    public concern, however no one should violate
    the social contract as the punishment would be
    death.

    General will
    General will is what rational people would choose
    for the common good.
    The general will is not the same as the will of all
    individuals, because it is not the sum of all
    individual private interests. Unlike the combined
    will of all individuals, the general will is concerned
    with the public interest rather than with private
    interests.

    Natural freedom
    According to Rousseau, natural freedom is acquired by
    allowing the General Will to be the ruling factor of a
    government.

    Educational Philosophy
    The aim of education, he said, education does not mean
    merely imparting information or storing knowledge.
    He minimized the importance of book learning and
    placed a special emphasis on learning by experience.
    Women needed to be educated as well as men
    Discipline according to natural consequences

    Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in


    chains.
    No man has any natural authority over his
    fellow men
    Do not judge and you will never be
    mistaken

    Reference
    http://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_
    rousseau.html

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    Prepared by: Abby Espinoza

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