A Socialist-Confederacy: Might Sound Like The Plague To Americans Above Tennessee, But It’S Music To Rousseau’S Ears
Matthew Elmquist 9-27-08 On Being Human Prof. Moland A Socialist-Confederacy: Might Sound Like The Plague To Americans Above Tennessee, But It’s Music To Rousseau’s Ears In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s mind, early human history (the state of nature) was a utopia and as we progressed as a species, he believed that we only deviated ourselves from this simplistic and beautiful way of life. Once we had left the independence of the state of nature, we became less free and bound up in the “chain(s)” (Rousseau, 56) of laws. Thomas Hobbes on the other hand, viewed the state of nature as a violent and savage time for humans. Hobbes’ belief that all humans were inherently cut-throat and self-interested caused him to fervently advocate for a monarchical government that would essentially manage its people by enforcing laws so that safety and well being were insured even at the cost of freedom. Throughout Rousseau’s Second Discourse, he copiously sites the problems and shortcomings......
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