Essays on Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau claims that human beings are inherently good, but society ultimately corrupts them. However, if society is comprised of inherently good individuals, then how can society become corrupt in the first place? Rousseau answers this question and defends his central claim through his writings...

The idea of equality is advocated and incorporated within Rousseau’s arguments which have made his political thinking differ from other philosophers. The universal definition of equality is the practice of treating everyone fairly and exercising the same rights no matter the race, class, ethnicity, gender...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a philosopher in the 18th century, theorized that there are two states of man: the natural state or half, and the citizen or civil half. Rousseau believed our natural state is our better state, we are better off in a state of nature...

Religion’s hold on European socio-political life greatly declined after the birth of nation states and their ensuing separation from the church. The separation was so profound that Rousseau’s “religion of man” seems to dominate the contemporary Western landscape; politics is divorced from religion in current affairs, and the...

The known theorist and philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau had a great influence during the French Revolution with the Social Contract Theory. Although his views were somewhat controversial, he still made a huge influence during that era. Rousseau was born in Geneva, Switzerland on June 28th, 1712....

Throughout history, society has been attempting to explain several key questions: what are morals? What is considered moral? And where do/did morals come from? One of the theories and philosophies that has been proposed to answer these essential questions is the Natural Law Theory (NLT)....

Immanuel Kant answered the question of what is enlightenment. He said: ‘It is the departure of human from the stage of mental failure and reaching the age of maturity or age of majority. ‘ (2009). The Enlightenment was a broad political, social, cultural and philosophical...

The role and equality of women in society has been a discussion that has only built in urgency and the diversity of positions held over the last several centuries. Today no less than past eras it is a relevant and necessary discussion to continue, in...

A French philosopher who is well known for his beliefs about human civilization and the “social contract” that holds together the citizens of the public, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is considered one of the key Enlightenment philosophers and contributors to modern Western culture. Rousseau’s beliefs and ideas...

Happiness can be shaped by an important connection among humanity and nature which can help individuals to be able create a sense of their own happiness within themselves, however they must comprehend that nature is significantly more than this to create their feeling of happiness...