POLS 237 Lecture : Social Contract Theory
12 Oct 2012
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Rousseau was born in 1712: born in geneva, his mother died after childbirth, had an effect on his father, at the age of 13, was abused. Trick played by the rich on the poor: we have to understand that, unlike locke, rousseau believes there is an emotion-based concept. There are two developments in soul prior to the development of reason: natural inequality, or natural discord. Discovery of death is the most significant that leads us out of the state of nature.
