Do you agree with Rousseau that all the unpleasant characteristics of the human condition derive not from nature but from society?

History of Modern France Essay Question

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What important ideas of the Enlightenment did you find expressed in Candide or Rousseau’s philosophical texts?

1.  Select two questions, from A or B (60 pts.):
2. B) Rousseau
3. Do you agree with Rousseau that all the unpleasant characteristics of the human condition derive not from nature but from society?
4. About “human nature”, do you agree with Hobbes or with Rousseau? Explain your position.
5. What do you find most striking in theDiscourse on Inequality?
6. What is the fundamental problem the “social contract” is meant to solve?
7. In what ways is Rousseau very modern and relevant to our time?