Discuss the life and thought of Rousseau. What do you think would be the practical consequences of his political system?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: There is not much on his life in the chapter, but the interesting point is how much his life contradicted the very positions he took in his writings. Essays should discuss the consequences of Rousseau's idea of the “general will;” it may occur to some students that there are some resemblances to Athenian democracy in its less glorious moments.
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