I actually started writing this a while ago, not long after we finished reading Rousseau, so some of this may seem fairly obvious now that we’ve begun reading Marx. Either way, I think this should be helpful for drawing parallels between the two writers. ———————— The issue of inequalities between people has been the focus [...]
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Rousseau and Marx on Inequality
Posted in Rousseau, Section 8, tagged Marx, Rousseau, Section 8 on December 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Rousseau and the Modern Utopia
Posted in Rousseau, tagged Rousseau, Utopia on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many would say that the perfect society would be a world where everyone is treated truly equal and there is no crime or danger. While reading Rousseau’s discourse, I was led to believe that he believed an ideal state of nature is much like the utopia that many would like to live in. In Rousseau’s [...]