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Locke
& Rousseau Essays Page 4
“The
Social Contract” of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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This 12 page report discusses Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778) and his writing “The Social Contract”
(1762). Rousseau was an undeniably keen thinker and was
equipped with the weapons of the philosophical century and
with an inspiring eloquence. To that eloquence he added a
pronounced egotism, self-seeking, and an arrogance that
led to bitter antagonism against his revolutionary views
and sensitive personality. The central concept in
Rousseau’s thought is “liberty,” and, as a result,
most of his works deal with the mechanisms through which
humans are forced to give up their liberty. Most modern
political and social scientists believe that it was in the
publication of The Social Contract that Rousseau reached
the pinnacle of his political and philosophical
development. Pretensions of rugged individualism and
distrust of all civil authority of his early writings gave
way to the construction of a positive political society.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWjjrcon.wps
Permissibility of Inequality According
to John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau
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This 5 page report discusses how and when inequality is
permissible in human society. English philosopher, John
Locke (1632-1704) focuses primarily on the framework of
justifiable and workable government, all other issues and
ideas as they relate to humanity can be explained and
elaborated upon in that relationship. In comparison, Jean
Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) most often expounded on his
view that science, art, and social institutions have
corrupted humankind and that the natural, or primitive,
state is morally superior to the civilized state.
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Filename: BWlrouss.wps
Locke
& Machiavelli / Politics and the Interests of Man
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Machiavelli and Locke both considered the nature of
government and man's individual interests as they relate
to governmental structures. Machievelli's idea of fortune
and Locke's 'state of nature' concept both shaped the
theorists arguments about the purpose of political life.
It has been posited that for Machiavelli, politics is an
unpredictable arena in which ambition, deception and
violence render the idea of the common good meaningless,
while Locke would argue that political or civil society
exists only to preserve the rights of the individual. It
can be argued that for both Machiavelli and Lock,
political activity, then, becomes merely a means of
satisfying selfish ends. This 8 page paper considers the
nature of this argument, reflects upon the elements
presented in Machiavelli's Prince and Locke's Social
Contract, and evaluates their importance for understanding
the underpinnings of government. No additional sources
cited.
Filename: Lockmach.wps
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