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In "The Social Contract," Rousseau describes the transition from:
A
Natural state to civil society
B
Feudalism to capitalism
C
Religion to secularism
D
Monarchy to democracy
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In "The Social Contract," Rousseau describes the transition from:
Natural state to civil society
Feudalism to capitalism
Religion to secularism
Monarchy to democracy
Rousseau's educational philosophy emphasized:
Strict discipline
Encouraging curiosity
Memorization
Corporal punishment
Which famous phrase is attributed to Rousseau?
"Let them eat cake"
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"
"Knowledge is power"
"Cogito, ergo sum"
Rousseau believed that property is:
A natural right
The source of inequality
Essential for happiness
Irrelevant
Rousseau argued that true freedom consists of:
Acting on individual desires
Obeying general will
Economic equality
Rejecting social norms
Rousseau's "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" argues that:
Arts and sciences improve society
Arts and sciences corrupt morals
Arts are superior to sciences
Science is morally neutral
What is the term for Rousseau's belief in the collective good?
General will
Social contract
Civil liberty
Popular sovereignty
Which form of government did Rousseau favor?
Absolute monarchy
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Oligarchy
Rousseau was born in which city?
Geneva
Paris
London
Vienna
Rousseau's political philosophy emphasizes:
Equality
Hierarchy
Wealth
Power
What is the central theme of "Discourse on Inequality"?
Social contracts
The origins of inequality
Education
Individual freedom
Rousseau's ideas influenced which major historical event?
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Which Enlightenment thinker strongly disagreed with Rousseau?
Voltaire
Locke
Hobbes
Descartes
Rousseau's "Confessions" is:
A novel
An autobiography
A political treatise
A philosophical essay
What is the full title of Rousseau's "The Social Contract"?
"The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right"
"The Social Contract and Education"
"The Social Contract and Inequality"
"The Social Contract in Modern Life"
Rousseau's concept of the "noble savage" suggests:
Humans are best in their natural state
Civilization corrupts individuals
Primitive people lack wisdom
Society refines humans
What did Rousseau believe corrupted human nature?
Society
Nature
Religion
Education
Rousseau's "Discourse on Inequality" critiques:
Technology
Modern society
Religious institutions
Feudalism
Which of these concepts is central to Rousseau's philosophy?
Social Darwinism
General will
Utilitarianism
Existentialism
What year was Jean-Jacques Rousseau born?
1712
1720
1730
1740