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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does philosophy do?

2. What cannot be uncovered about nature's inequality, according to Rousseau?

3. Which of the following was NOT mentioned being a result of luxury?

4. What led to government through a non moral process?

5. What is the final stage of maturation of inequality, according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the motif that knowledge is a tragedy in "A Discourse on Inequality" and why Rousseau reasons so.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Rousseau believes slavery can make people civilized. Discuss the transition of humans before and after the introduction of arts and sciences to their societies.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what an artist's compensation is and how this compensation leads to the artist's dissolution of virtue, according to Rousseau's belief.

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