EDPS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Contract, Philosophes
27 Feb 2017
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Corrupt society of his time it was impossible to transform the boy into both a. Little sign of genius until the age of 37. Deny that progress in the arts and sciences translates into moral progress. Human civilization is the product of progress in the arts and sciences. Has done little to advance happiness: attacking basic tenets of philosophes and enlightenment in general, which associated learning with happiness modern beings from natural capacity. Advancements in the arts and sciences have tended to deny and alienate. Social contract individual freely gives up natural freedoms but gains civil. Nature is key to the educational process. A young child is apolitical, asocial and amoral. Suggests that children should never act on obedience unless it is necessary. Internalizes that the notion of restraints are natural and inevitable freedoms in return. Natural order where all men are equal manhood is the common ground. Emile is no genius but has ordinary ability.
