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Rousseau believed in individual freedom within a society, where people should have the ability to govern themselves while still adhering to the general will of the people. He argued for direct democracy and saw laws as expressions of the general will, ensuring freedom for all citizens. Rousseau emphasized the importance of a social contract that protected individual liberty while promoting the common good.
Rousseau believed in the concept of the "general will," where the entire social body collectively determines laws and policies for the common good. He believed that the people as a whole should rule society rather than a monarch or elite ruling class. Rousseau argued for a direct democracy where citizens participate in decision-making processes.
Rousseau believed in the concept of the social contract, suggesting that individuals give up certain freedoms in exchange for the benefits of living in a society. He also emphasized the importance of education in shaping individuals and society. Rousseau advocated for a form of direct democracy where people have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Rousseau believed that mankind is inherently good and virtuous, but is corrupted by society and civilization. He argued that people are born free and equal, but societal structures and institutions create inequalities and oppressions that lead to human suffering and conflict. Rousseau believed that returning to a more natural state would bring out the inherent goodness in people.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed in the concept of the "social contract," which posits that individuals form societies by mutual agreement to follow certain rules for the common good. He also emphasized the importance of individual freedom and the idea that society corrupts human nature.
enlightened philosopher who believed democracy can protect freedom
Rousseau believed in individual freedom within a society, where people should have the ability to govern themselves while still adhering to the general will of the people. He argued for direct democracy and saw laws as expressions of the general will, ensuring freedom for all citizens. Rousseau emphasized the importance of a social contract that protected individual liberty while promoting the common good.
They believe the individuals can only survive by forming groups and societies.
Rousseau believed in the concept of the "general will," where the entire social body collectively determines laws and policies for the common good. He believed that the people as a whole should rule society rather than a monarch or elite ruling class. Rousseau argued for a direct democracy where citizens participate in decision-making processes.
Rousseau believed in the concept of the social contract, suggesting that individuals give up certain freedoms in exchange for the benefits of living in a society. He also emphasized the importance of education in shaping individuals and society. Rousseau advocated for a form of direct democracy where people have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.
He didn't not believe in equality.
He didn't not believe in equality.
Rousseau believed that humans are inherently good and that civilization was evil.
If he did, then he did not understand the definition nor the terms of slavery. A slave by definition can not be free. A slave, however, has no place in the land of the free. What Jean Jacques Rousseau held was that war is a product manufactured between states and man, certainly not civilized men, do not war with each other. In his writing the Social Contract, Rousseau argued that that the contract of slavery is invalid in a civil society because it is a contract that works against reason and nature. While Rousseau had reservations about unabridged freedom for people, he did believe in natural law, and a such, believed that naturally people are free, and no man or woman can rightly enslave another.
Political parties allow people to vote in representatives that represent their ideas and what they believe is right for the nation in Congress and in the Presidency.
YES. Montesquieu believed that a republic, which is a form of representative democracy, was the best form of government. However, Montesquieu spent much more time emphasizing that the effective administration of a republic (or of any other type of government) required a separation of powers, so that no single branch could overpower the others.
parliamentary,presidential