ENGL 2040 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Laziness, Olympe De Gouges
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The ability to think freely for oneself without outside influence. Someone who does not fall prey to outside influence, and manages to discover their reason on their own is someone who has reached enlightenment. Dare to know (motto of the enlightenment). Both military men and women are expected to remain submissive and obedient to authority. Wollstonecraft believed that women, like military men, are sent out into the world without full proper knowledge or education. Thus consequently, both parties suffered from little superficial knowledge. Both parties are expected to act polite. Both acquire manners before morals, and are taught to become what is expected of them. Neither party is allowed to see the world on their own, instead taught at a young age what to think is morally correct or incorrect. Sophie is an example of a woman whomst rousseau deems as the perfect woman .
