What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau mean by the “general will”?
a) surrendering individual inclination to the collective spirit, which would help to eliminate social inequalities, particularly in government
b) the absolute authority of the French monarch, since what he willed, happened
Consider This: Rousseau believed that reason and material progress made people more unequal socially. See 5.4: Reason’s Alternatives.
c) the combined will of the aristocrats and the middle classes when asking the monarchy for reforms
Consider This: Rousseau believed that reason and material progress made people more unequal socially. See 5.4: Reason’s Alternatives.
d) submerging individuality to the dictates of those who were part of the Republic of Letters
Consider This: Rousseau believed that reason and material progress made people more unequal socially. See 5.4: Reason’s Alternatives.
a) surrendering individual inclination to the collective spirit, which would help to eliminate social inequalities, particularly in government
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A. Portugal held claims to Rio de Janeiro. B. Portugal and France had the most claims to land in the New World. C. Spain claimed all of Central and South America. D. Spain held claims in both modern India and the Philippine Islands. E. England had no claims in North America.
The expression "new world order" refers to the optimistic hopes and expectations that resulted from the end of
a. World War II. b. the Korean War. c. the Second Vietnam War. d. the Cold War. e. Star Wars.
Which of the following is a stage of gender constancy development?
A. gender permanency B. gender role adherence C. gender stability D. appearance flexibility
In the years after World War I, the idea of progress
A) gave a sense of hope in the midst of human suffering. B) remained the foundation of Asian thought. C) became even more popular among liberal Christian thinkers. D) was bolstered by the growing popularity of Confucian thought. E) was roundly attacked.