Analysis Questions: “Rousseau and His Readers”
1. Rousseau sought to limit women’s activities to those in which they were naturally suited for. While Rousseau petitioned for women’s education, he felt strongly that the application of the knowledge learned must be specific to her role as a women. Unlike Mary Wollstonecraft, Jean-Jacques Rousseau sought to bar women from politics and keep them in the topics in which he saw fit. For instance, Rousseau believed men were more inclined to argue philosophy and deal with matters demanding precision, accuracy and science while women of wit were more suited for observation. Rousseau ultimately felt that, together, the various roles of men and women in education and discovery complimented and completed
1. Rousseau sought to limit women’s activities to those in which they were naturally suited for. While Rousseau petitioned for women’s education, he felt strongly that the application of the knowledge learned must be specific to her role as a women. Unlike Mary Wollstonecraft, Jean-Jacques Rousseau sought to bar women from politics and keep them in the topics in which he saw fit. For instance, Rousseau believed men were more inclined to argue philosophy and deal with matters demanding precision, accuracy and science while women of wit were more suited for observation. Rousseau ultimately felt that, together, the various roles of men and women in education and discovery complimented and completed