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For example:
A symbol for Rousseau could be a pair of glasses because there is a saying that " A Man is Born Free"
that is a Rousseau's symbol because he saw through the saying and notice how our world is actaully filled with chains.
So really the saying should be, "A Man is Born Free but Everywhere is Filled With Chains"


I would greatly appreciate your help

2007-09-25 18:46:59 · 2 answers · asked by lingling 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

2 answers

Heres one- a crown.

• Montesquieu: French philosopher who argued for a monarchy but under a system
of “Separation of Powers.”
• Rousseau: Swiss philosopher who believed direct democracy would best ensure
peoples’ freedoms.
• Hobbes: English philosopher believed that an absolute monarch could best keep
the “social contract.”
• Locke: English philosopher who argued governments are created to protect our
“natural rights” of life, liberty and property.
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The figure of a woman- Rousseau was a misogynist.

Early works of feminist criticism not only exposed Rousseau's patriarchal and "functionalist" attitude toward women but denounced it as the fatal flaw in his entire political theory. According to Eva Figes, Rousseau's attempt to "put woman firmly back in the home" was driven by a desire to repress the female sex

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Brazil- anything that represents Brazil

Jose Bonifacio of Brazil deeply admired Rousseaus writings.
"Jean-Jacques Rousseau was Jose Bonifacio's favorite philosopher. He had a copy in his personal library of all of the books that Rousseau had written. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophy had a major impact on Jose Bonifacio. In Rousseau's "The Social Contract" the ideal form of government is the republic, in which the people have total power.", Rousseau was the philosopher who had the greatest impact on his generation with his democratic ideology.

That is only three, maybe the others will give you more.

2007-09-25 19:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0 1

Instead of using symbol I will use quality.
The eight Rousseau qualities are:
1. Good teacher
2. Good lover
3. Good writer
4. Sincere
5. Loving justice
6. Bohemia
7. Loving loneliness
8. Open-minded

2007-09-26 02:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by jbaudlet 3 · 0 0

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