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Rousseau's discourses |
1st discourse: enlightenment isn't helping progress, it is corrupting humanity 2nd discourse: more elaborate, detailed support of argument presented in 1st discourse |
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Rousseau's view on political anthropology |
show step by step how humans move from state of nature to present human soul has been altered in society so much that it is hardly recognisable |
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two basic instincts according to Rousseau |
- amour de soi - amour propre |
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Why does Rousseau disagree with Hobbes? |
Hobbes believes that human beings are selfish - Rousseau believes that they are only selfish because Hobbes is looking at humans in modern time, rather than in a state of nature |
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What is Rousseau's opinion on compassion vs reason? |
- the human race would of ceased to exist without compassion and only reason - reason philosophy will be the reason why man will turn upon himself, isolate himself - civilization vs bystander effect (when society will ignore a sick homeless dude but not a ill businessman) |
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The two types of inequalities |
1. natural inequality - physical inequalities such as height, weight, intelligence 2. moral inequality - the issue is meaningless until society attaches a meaning to it (ex. race) |
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3 central concepts that led to the expansion of equality and human dignity |
-selfish behavior is learned and not natural -compassion is our best trait -since inequality is created by us, we can also uncreate it |
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amour de soi |
love of self, for the individual's well being |
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amore propre |
love of approval, want things for status |
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natural inequality |
physical inequalities such as height, weight, intelligence |
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moral inequality |
the issue is meaningless until society attaches a meaning to it (ex. race) |
