Rousseau's Ideologies
Are Rousseau's ideologies still relevant today?
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67 mins
Learn how Rousseau's ideologies about liberty, equality, and the social contract shaped the French Revolution and influenced modern thought. Also understand how his work remains significant in understanding human nature and society, for generations to come.
Ep 1:
The Beard, The Dog, and The Philosopher
From a London theater box to a Fontainebleau court scandal, discover the wounded child who became philosophy's most magnetic and contradictory celebrity, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Ep 2:
Natural Man and the Chains of Freedom
Rousseau reimagines humanity's origins against Hobbes, then unveils the Social Contract's dangerous promise: true freedom might require being 'forced to be free.'
Discussions (22)
Zachary
Level 6 · 8 mo agoPreaching on kids while dumping his own 5 is wild
Lonnie
Level 7 · 8 mo agoRolling up to the King unwashed and bearded is a power move I respect, but abandoning five kids while writing a parenting guide? That is scrub behavior. Rousseau was the original toxic edgelord.
Eugene
Level 7 · 8 mo agoMan is born free and everywhere he is in chains? Sounds like a fun Friday night to me. Don't threaten me with a good time Jean Jacques!
