1762
So long as men remained content with their restless, so long as they were satisfied with clothes made of the skins of animals and we wgether with them and bones, adorned themselves only with feathers and shes, and continued to paint their bodies different colors, to improve and beatify their bows and am and to make with short-edged stones fishing boats or clumsy minical instrumen; in a word, so long as they undertook only what a single person could accomplish, and confed themselves to such arts as did not require the just labor of several hands, they lived free, healthy, honest and happy lives, so long as their nature allowed, and as they continued to enjoy the pleasures of mutual and independen intercourse. But from the moment une man began to stand in need of the help of another, from the momen appeared advantageous to any one max to have enough provisions for twn, equality disappeared, property was introduced, work became indispensable, and vast forests became smiling fields, which men had to water with the sweat of his brow, and where slavery and misery were soon seen to germinate and grow up with the crops
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1. In the first line of The Social Contract Rousseau claimed that "man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains." Determine if the document supports this claim
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2. Compare and contrast the views of Rousseau and Hobbes about the state of nature.
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3. Describe the general historical context in which Rousseau wrote this document
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1. Yes, the document supports Rousseau's claim that man is born free but is then constrained by societal chains as it describes a time when men lived freely and happily until the introduction of property and the need for help from others.
2. Rousseau and Hobbes have contrasting views on the state of nature. Rousseau believes that in the state of nature, humans lived in harmony and freedom, while Hobbes argues that the state of nature is a state of war and chaos.
3. Rousseau wrote this document in the 18th century during a time of social and political change, known as the Enlightenment. This period saw ideas of individual liberty and the questioning of traditional authority, which influenced Rousseau's thoughts on the social contract.