SFIIII Final

Question 1

Rousseau’s goals

Answer 1

1. inquire civil order
2. Produce freedom/ liberty through political system with coexistence
3. How to deal with individual freedom and authority of the state? → seek a solution to alter the situation of which the rich and the powerful have their desires satisfied

Question 2

Rousseau on Social contract

Answer 2

1. Equitable + fail-safe (rules are applied to everyone)
2. Legitimate
3. Exchange natural liberty to civil liberty
4. Freedom = being legitimately governed

Question 3

R on general will

1. legitimate governance = general will, which is guided by general interests

Answer 3

1. general will is indivisible and can never be wrong

Question 4

R on sovereignty

1. sovereignty is inalienable

Answer 4

1. master –> no more sovereignty

2. although people trade natural liberty for civil liberty, the general will is a result of general consensus

Question 5

R’s limitations on sovereignty

Answer 5

1. social compact rules all (the most important aspect of all)
2. can never impose unnecessary things