Jacques-Yves Cousteau

if the rich focus more on the rest of society rather than just their own income and profits. After reading, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and Karl Marx’s Das Capital I have learned that there is a separation between a our wants and needs, and how difficult it is to create a fair and equal economic system for everyone. In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s, Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau states that man has a mentality of “This is mine” (Rousseau, 249).…

own an AK-47, or being a black man and being able to walk freely without getting killed by the police. The idea of freedom has progressed in modern history, but in the last century that freedom has not been applied equally. John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were two men who talked about the role of the government. Locke wrote heavily about the right to own property. He said that the sole responsibility of government was to preserve the right of property. He also talked about a social…

The emergence of ‘rights’ is not separate from law, force or violence; instead these concepts are highly interconnected. Thus, through the lens of Rousseau, Nietzsche and Foucault, this paper will argue that civilization has always operated within a 'state of violence ' as force and violence are centrally imbedded into law and it will account for how the social contract is used as a vital tool in order to enact laws. It will do so by first discussing how civilization has operated as a ‘state of…

While both stipulate that children love property and power, Locke and Rousseau differ in assumptions of human nature, which leads to different notions on why and when this love of property becomes dangerous. Locke believes that man is born with property, but is ‘tabula rasa’; thus childhood education should be the molding of natural tendencies to encourage a healthy society. Rousseau believes a man to inherently be self-sufficient, and is innately good until selfish motives from industrial…

“Two Treatises of Government” An essay Merhawi Bitsuamlak Inez van Soolingen Group number: 11 Words: 2103 Introduction John Locke, in his “Two Treatises of Government” defines political power as the right to make laws for the protection and regulation of property. In his view, these laws only work because the people accept them and because they are for the public good. He claims that all men are originally in a state of nature, which means that a man in this original state is bound by the…

Freedom as a concept implies absolute power over one’s self and property. Through the works of philosophers like Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques-Rousseau, we have seen different ways of interpreting the role of property and freedom not only in relation to one’s self, but also within a community, and a political society. Hobbes acknowledges the power dynamics in a society that alter the way in which we live and consequently rebel. He understands the mutual relationship of property and freedom as a…

Puritanical settlements in early America were built around the idea of simple living. This idea represents the notion of a perfect society, also called a Utopia, where everyone is equal in terms of their work labor and way of living. In this community, committing a sin of any kind usually resulted in an isolation from society because the notion of predetermination allowed Puritans to label an outcast as being evil. This kind of societal influence is displayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet…

will explain the basis of using philosophy in education and how a philosophical education can benefit both the student and teacher. What does it mean to be educated by philosophy? A prime example of students being educated by philosophy appears in Jacques Ranciere’s work, entitled “The Ignorant Schoolmaster.” In…

Prior to the 18th century, there was very little literature available that was directed toward child readers. As more literature was released for this category of readers, it was thought to be made to have a very specific structure: any stories intended for children were meant to incorporate both delight and instruction. John Locke wrote Some Thoughts Concerning Education in 1692, which expressed his opinion on education of children, and literature directed towards children. He had very clear…

Another effect of virtue that Wollstonecraft illustrates is having a strict regard for what is morally right and having adherence to moral principles. In the beginning of her argument, Wollstonecraft immediately states that “the strong gained riches, the few have sacrificed the many to their vices; and, to be able to pamper their appetites, and supinely exist without exercising mind or body, they have ceased to be men” (211). She directly attacks the elite displaying that man has been so corrupt…