SOC 3701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Contract, Political Philosophy, Individualism
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Lecture 4: jean j. rousseau and introduction to karl max. Process of emancipation: (social/political) + (individual) + (spiritual) = enlightenment thinkers questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved thought rational change, a matter of choice. Absolutism: unrestrained might of a single ruler, ruled by divine right, dependence, arbitrarity of the ruler. Enlightenment: reason, individual freedom, tolerance for those thinking differently, all men are free and equal, a power would only be legitimate if it ruled well in the interest of the common population. Jean jacque rousseau (1723-1790: born in geneva, pedagogue, philosopher and politician, his political philosophy influenced the enlightenment across europe, the social contract nature and justice, man is good by nature but society corrupts him . No-the one he was looking at (the french society of his time: a man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains . When the rules do not make sense the man lives in chains.
