POL320Y1 Lecture 2: Lecture 2.doc
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The dover translation of hegel is not the best. Contradictions/tensions in rousseau"s text reflect the same of the 18th century. He is the father of romanticism to some and the father of enlightenment to others. In our examination of rousseau, we will contrast rousseau the romantic to rousseau the enlightenment thinker. We will read his discourse on the origin of inequality is a critique of the enlightenment. He is the father of modern democracy to some and the father of modern totalitarianism to others. His life is very relevant to his writings (his life, in a word, was a mess many aspects of his life are reflected in his work) He was very famous during his time; was the most read after voltaire; significant as a great thinker; did not come from a rich/noble background; had no formal education, however wanted an intellectual career. Rousseau had a patron (female) who paid him to write he preferred women patrons.
