PHIL102 week 8 lecture - Rousseau

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Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from Rousseau's political philosophy, including his biography, major works, the State of Nature, amour propre, the Social Contract, and the General Will.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Swiss philosopher and literary writer (1712-1778)

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Discourse on the Origins of Inequality ('Second Discourse') (1755)

A key work by Rousseau exploring the origins of inequality

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Emile, or on Education (1762)

A work by Rousseau that discusses education

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The Social Contract

Rousseau's famous concept exploring the relationship between the individual and society

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State of Nature

The state of existence before civil society

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Origin of Inequality

Private property

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Natural Man

A solitary hunter-gatherer, strong, agile, and selfish

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Amour propre

Self-regard - the need to distinguish oneself in relation to others

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Love of Self

Natural repugnance towards suffering, and natural compassion

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Social Contract Outcomes

Civil liberty and property are gained, natural liberty is lost

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Rousseau’s interpretation of freedom

Freedom to do what a rational person would choose

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General Will

Laws made in accordance with this will give a ‘higher’ sort of freedom and solves the problem of political authority

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Will of All

The aggregate of the particular wills of a political group’s members