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The cold, calculating, and logical brains of Enlightenment thinkers are much different from the emotional, fantasy-loving mind of Romantics. The Enlightenment was an 18th century movement in which rationality and science were placed as the number one things a human could have (Brians). The Enlightenment also propagated the idea equality and liberalism (Brians). Romanticism was an international movement which occurred after the Enlightenment during the late 1700s to the mid-1800s (Melani). It

Dawei Chen Case Summary- Confucius, Machiavelli, and Rousseau According to the Case context, we can find out many ideas about leadership. First, from the great Chinese ancient philosopher-Confucius that we can learn that a phenomenal leader needs to love people and use virtue to rule a society. The ultimate goal for a leader is to fulfill everyone’s demand. In order to achieve this goal; a leader must be a sage or at least a very wise man to set up a very extraordinary example for others

“Mary Wollstonecraft and her effects on Feminism” Mary Wollstonecraft often associated with the start of Feminism. She was born in 1759 to “semiliterate working class parents” (Snodgrass 1). She grew up in a household that was flooded with abuse, alcoholism, and parental favoritism toward her brother- which caused self doubt (Snodgrass 1). In preparation of her future she grew up reading philosophy, history, and teaching herself French and German (Snodgrass 1). She worked as a widow’s companion

To the people of Fontenay-le-Comte, I thank you all for having provided me with the opportunity to represent you in the National Assembly. Over the past few months, I had listened to and voted on each proposition with only your best interest in mind. Yet, despite my efforts, most of you had written to me about your disappointment in the National Assembly and concern with the state of France as a country. Over and over again, you have believed that your own government had voted and acted against

Freedom for Rousseau and Individual Liberties The purpose which Rousseau ostensibly gives his social contract is to free man from the illegitimate chains to which existing governments have shackled him. If this is his aim, then it follows that he should be most concerned with the preservation of freedom in political society, initially so that savage man might be lured out of nature and into society in the first place, and afterwards so that Rousseau’s framework for this society will prevent

Natural Equality and Civil Society According to John Locke in his "Second Treatise of Government", natural equality is an essential component of the state of nature; the ‘state of nature' being one of peace, tranquility, and equality, where there is no common power guided by reason. However, the lack of common power also supplies an inconvenience for the state of nature– the aptitude to fall into a state of war with no means to escape it. To avoid this "inconvenience", Locke finds

Many philosophers described the concept of human nature differently. Hobbes believes that human nature is very bad. He said that in the state of nature people have absolute freedom to do what they want. That is why state of nature is the state of war, which means war of one against another. I will not harm you if you would do not it in return. State of nature is nasty, brutish, and short. The only way to escape state of war is to sign social contract and to join to society (Hobbes ch XV). However

The Enlightenment Era was an era of brilliance skepticism and innovation for the world we humans live on. Ranging from Thomas Hobbes to Rousseau, the Enlightenment Era has revealed many brilliant minds, including the best philosopher of the said time, John Locke. A philosopher and a physician, John Locke was introducing ideas that to others, seemed ridiculous; however, these ideas and beliefs are the ideas that have led our society to the current state we live in. The influence and principles of

etorical Analysis of Toussaint L 'Ouverture 's 1802 Speech According to Blackpast.org, the Haitian Revolution was the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere, which not only ended slavery, but also French control over the colony in a 12 year span. Toussaint L’Ouverture, a Haitian leader, uses different tactics in order to addresses his men in a speech given before entering battle. L 'Ouverture uses syntax, tone shifts, and imagery in order to convey to his troops

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains (18). It is evident that Rousseau was displeased with the inequalities and oppressions in his current society in the 18th century Europe and his discourses were results of them. Rousseau believed that human beings have the most freedom in the state of nature. He also believed that man is usually a peaceful creature who wants to get along with another humans and avoid conflict. At the same time, there is always going to be that one bad person that