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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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3.0 out of 5 stars The quality of the book is good, author is questionable
First off, the actual book is fine, especially for a class or something educational. However, on a deeper level, I myself am not such a huge fan of Rousseau, with his ideas of "humans being naturally innocent and then being corrupted by society"; I myself much prefer Voltaire's view of the world during the period of the Enlightenment. This "book" is actually an essay that Rousseau wrote for a contest sometime in the 18th century, and the judges were so disgusted that they didn't even finish it. I'm inclined to agree with them. A must if needed for educational purposes (college-level would probably be best-I needed it for a cultural-philosophy course) but if you want to read philosophy, or an author's viewpoint during Enlightenment, find something better, like Kant or Voltaire.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Book served its purpose for my daughter's college class.
1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged!
Tip #1 when opening boxes of books...don't use a box cutter! The book came damaged and it was clear that a box cutter had been used. Cannot just ask for a replacement without returning which is pathetic!
4.0 out of 5 stars The Dijon Academy contest was the following:
"What is the origin of inequality among people, and is it authorized by natural law?"
4.0 out of 5 stars Man, Animal -- Manimal!
This essay was Rousseaus's submission to the Academy of Dijon contest, entitled, "Has the progress of the arts and sciences contributed more to the corruption or purification of morals?".This text is his story about Nature, and Society, and the scandal that happens when people come together, build, divide, dance, sing, and compare themselves with one another. In many ways, it is his answer to the problem of evil.Natural man is, in many ways, good, because his needs are immediately felt and immediately fulfilled. Social man begins to compete, to hoard, and to use cunning to enslave his fellows, to gain their esteem, take their property, and sometimes their lives.His picture of the natural man is half what we think of an "animal" and half the "human" that we recognize in ourselves. He shifts his description as the flow of arguement dictates. The habitual provocateur, Rousseau - watch him!In a way, he is rewriting the Christian "Creation Myth". In his version, evil does not originate at that moment when man eats the fruit of the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" --to "be like God"; it happens when Adam wants a better apple than Eve's got for herself. Before society develops as we know it, Adam would have been fine with just a pear.
Rousseau
Amazing philosophercant read enough!!
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
New book, fast shipping, no problems. Thank you!
3.0 out of 5 stars The quality of the book is good, author is questionable
First off, the actual book is fine, especially for a class or something educational. However, on a deeper level, I myself am not such a huge fan of Rousseau, with his ideas of "humans being naturally innocent and then being corrupted by society"; I myself much prefer Voltaire's view of the world during the period of the Enlightenment. This "book" is actually an essay that Rousseau wrote for a contest sometime in the 18th century, and the judges were so disgusted that they didn't even finish it. I'm inclined to agree with them. A must if needed for educational purposes (college-level would probably be best-I needed it for a cultural-philosophy course) but if you want to read philosophy, or an author's viewpoint during Enlightenment, find something better, like Kant or Voltaire.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Book served its purpose for my daughter's college class.
1.0 out of 5 stars Damaged!
Tip #1 when opening boxes of books...don't use a box cutter! The book came damaged and it was clear that a box cutter had been used. Cannot just ask for a replacement without returning which is pathetic!
4.0 out of 5 stars The Dijon Academy contest was the following:
"What is the origin of inequality among people, and is it authorized by natural law?"
4.0 out of 5 stars Man, Animal -- Manimal!
This essay was Rousseaus's submission to the Academy of Dijon contest, entitled, "Has the progress of the arts and sciences contributed more to the corruption or purification of morals?".This text is his story about Nature, and Society, and the scandal that happens when people come together, build, divide, dance, sing, and compare themselves with one another. In many ways, it is his answer to the problem of evil.Natural man is, in many ways, good, because his needs are immediately felt and immediately fulfilled. Social man begins to compete, to hoard, and to use cunning to enslave his fellows, to gain their esteem, take their property, and sometimes their lives.His picture of the natural man is half what we think of an "animal" and half the "human" that we recognize in ourselves. He shifts his description as the flow of arguement dictates. The habitual provocateur, Rousseau - watch him!In a way, he is rewriting the Christian "Creation Myth". In his version, evil does not originate at that moment when man eats the fruit of the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" --to "be like God"; it happens when Adam wants a better apple than Eve's got for herself. Before society develops as we know it, Adam would have been fine with just a pear.
Rousseau
Amazing philosophercant read enough!!
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