Rousseau Questions

Rousseau Questions

Please number all of your answers I. Identifications: Please offer a concise definition (no more than 3 sentences) of the following key concepts in your own words. Explain what these ideas mean for Rousseau in the context of his educational project? (2 pts each) 1) Education of Nature 2) Happiness 3) Education of Man 4) Education of Things 5) Amour propre (self-esteem) 6) Amour de soi (self-love) 7) Power 8) Will II. Short Answers: Please respond to each of the questions below by attending to each aspect coherently and thoroughly. (8 pts per question/2 pts per sub-question) 9) Consider the scene involving Emile, Jean-Jacques, and Robert the Gardener. (See handout and also pp. 214-215 of our text). A) Explain how Rousseau teaches Emile about property through this scene; B) Explain how Emile’s amour de soi extends to his property; C) Explain how this educational scenario allows Emile to cultivate compassion/pity for others (Robert); D) Finally, explain why Rousseau uses this example to demonstrate that ‘justice’ is not an idea which is learned (ala Plato), but rather a sentiment that is learned through experience. 10) Consider the scene in which Emile and Jean-Jacques are lost in the Forest at Montmorency. (See pp. 222 of our text). A) Explain how Rousseau appeals to Emile’s amour de soi in order to teach him about astronomy; B) Explain how Rousseau uses this example to make an argument about the apparent value of learning and knowledge; C) Discuss why, based on this example, Rousseau would rather teach Emile about the sciences through experience rather than books and lessons; D) Rousseau is confident that Emile will find his way out of the forest because, as he says, he is “accustomed to get ideas the hard way”. What does Rousseau mean by this phrase “get ideas the hard way”? 11) Consider Rousseau’s discussion of Sophie and her doll (p. 237 of our text). A) Explain why playing with dolls, according to Rousseau, is the physical expression of the female’s “art of pleasing”. B) Explain why the “art of pleasing” is essential to Sophie’s education? C) Explain whether Sophie’s education—through this example—appeals to her amour de soi or amour propre? D) Based on your answer to C, explain why Sophie’s education is essentially different or essentially the same as Emile’s