Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau and when did he write these two pieces? How did that effect his writing and impressions?

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1.  Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau and when did he write these two pieces? How did that effect his writing and impressions?

2.  Who was Man to Rousseau? Please give examples from both the "Discourses" and "Social Contract". How is Rousseau's man the same and different from that of Hobbes and Locke?

         - For instance,  look closely at Rousseau's quote that "Nature in giving Man tears gave him the most tender of hearts".  What did he mean by this? And how does this differ from our other authors?

3. What is Rousseau's solution to man's problem?  There are some great quotes in these pieces that highlight his positions. Most notably, just like Locke, he believes in man's ability to govern himself, but - unlike Locke- Rousseau's approach is much more community oriented. Please take a look at that aspect.

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