Modern day society is comprised of humans who have progressed from the original state of nature. In this civilization process, inequalities of rank, power, wealth and sexes have resulted. For Rousseau, the activation of the dormant reason, as the society emerged from the state of nature to civil state gave rise to the inequalities. While Rousseau blames the reason, Wollstonecraft arguing for the women, encourages them to use reason to bring down the oppression, which is largely due to deficient education. As per Rousseau, the solution to the dwindling civil state is to form a new society where everybody is free to follow general will. Urging women to express their will, Wollstonecraft calls for a better education, which will improve woman’s
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This is required because individuals in a society need to cooperate to make the way for general will. As Rousseau claims, each person benefits from this common will, retaining their natural freedom. Each man, in giving himself to all, gives himself to nobody; and as there is no associate over which he does not acquire the same right as he yields others over himself, he gains an equivalent for everything he loses, and an increase of force for the preservation of what he has (Rousseau, 185). For the general will to be effective it must come from all and apply to all. Being an active citizen-sovereign, one would be accountable for him and for others. His duty of making laws for the good of community would contribute to his development to rule out selfish passions. The law will apply to everyone within the community which leads to citizens being guided by a consideration of what is the common interest.
In her book, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft argue about eliminating the obstacles for the advancement of women. She proposes better education for them, which is not relative to men, so they can use their reason wisely. As per Wollstonecraft, escaping the slavish dependence, women should transcend and acquire habits of virtue. Unlike Rousseau, she urges women to use their rationale, gifted by the god, to make progress out of the childish state which is comprised of too much
This is required because individuals in a society need to cooperate to make the way for general will. As Rousseau claims, each person benefits from this common will, retaining their natural freedom. Each man, in giving himself to all, gives himself to nobody; and as there is no associate over which he does not acquire the same right as he yields others over himself, he gains an equivalent for everything he loses, and an increase of force for the preservation of what he has (Rousseau, 185). For the general will to be effective it must come from all and apply to all. Being an active citizen-sovereign, one would be accountable for him and for others. His duty of making laws for the good of community would contribute to his development to rule out selfish passions. The law will apply to everyone within the community which leads to citizens being guided by a consideration of what is the common interest.
In her book, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft argue about eliminating the obstacles for the advancement of women. She proposes better education for them, which is not relative to men, so they can use their reason wisely. As per Wollstonecraft, escaping the slavish dependence, women should transcend and acquire habits of virtue. Unlike Rousseau, she urges women to use their rationale, gifted by the god, to make progress out of the childish state which is comprised of too much