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Rousseau: Most Important Funders Of The 18th Century

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Rousseau as a liberal was one of the most important funders of the 18th century, in the time of Enlightenment. Inspired by Plutarch, Machiavelli and Plato, his pursuit was promoting realism, equality, freedom from authoritarianism and questioning everything. He considered the individual to be important for the creation and relation of states, humans can be good or bad as individuals, but when part of a society it is easier to be corrupted by bad institutions. Rousseau thought of men as a naturally solitary which leads to self-love that can translate into selfishness and greed, and also compassion and love for others which can weaken their instinct for survival. The difference from man and animals is autonomy; being able to give own rules and
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