Philosophy 4

Title: Philosophy 4
Category: Literature / English
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Philosophy 4

Jean-Jacques Rousseau had a theory of human nature that differed from all others. The way we started, grew as a society, and live now, are totally different than what we have already learned this semester. He thought of what is called a Social Contract Theory. This theory will be discussed in this paper, especially in the aspects of personal freedom, the role of the intellect, human social and/or spiritual relations, and the nature of …showed first 75 words of 965 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 965 total…of the self. He calls this “The Book of Nature.”(notes 11/4/99) Biologically, humans are well-adapted and fit, capable of doing things on their own. Humans are, “robust, agile and courageous,”(Rousseau 20) and also the, “most advantalogiacally organized.” (Rousseau 19). What he is saying is that humans are healthy. The self is individually satisfied, reliable and sufficient. The natural condition of the self is free and self-sufficient, where all needs are met. “The Savage Knows Himself Best”

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