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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe follows the heels of metallurgy and agriculture?

2. According to Rousseau, what is the natural or physical inequality established by?

3. According to Rousseau, what is the savage man of nature focused on?

4. What does Rousseau feel happens to the state as a result of luxury development?

5. What does Rousseau believe divides a repressed man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe how Rousseau views the nature of pleasure and pain in human individuals and how they serve as a motivator in all humans.

Essay Topic 2

The introduction of arts and sciences are meant to give freedom to men, but slavery was often a result from that knowledge. How do arts and sciences stifle man's liberty and cause them to love their slavery?

Essay Topic 3

According to Rousseau, analyze and describe where inequality originates and why it evolves to where it is in today's society.

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