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Marx, Rousseau and Social Structure, 2002.
Examines social structure as seen through the views of social theorists Karl Marx and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the treatment of social structure in the works of Karl Marx and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The paper shows that both Marx and Rousseau viewed human nature as pliable. Because of this, their view of social structure entailed the conviction that human nature could be moulded by social engineering.
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Rousseau?s ?The Social Contract?, 2002.
This paper discusses the concept of the General Will, a vital element in the study of the social contract Rousseau proposed in ?The Social Contract?.
645 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses Rousseau's concept of the General Will presented in ?The Social Contract?: The General Will is the primary tool of the Sovereign that will either make the Social Contract valid or not. The paper defines the General Will as a collective form of consent of the people to let others govern them. The author feels that the General Will is beneficial in that it takes into account the welfare of all the people.
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"In proposing the social contract, Rousseau mentions that each person in the state will have to give a part of their rights to the leader or government, in which the people entrusts, to help them run the state. For Rousseau, the General Will is the combined force of the people that enables a leader or a government the right to govern and recognize their powers to exercise and come up with vital decisions concerning the welfare of the people and the state. Thus, because of the entrustment of the will of the people to a leader or to a government, Rousseau then describes that the General Will ?is always right and tends to the public advantage; but it does not follow that the deliberations of the people are always equally correct.? "
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Rousseau's "Social Contract", 2002.
This paper argues that Rousseau did not develop his "Social Contract" as a means of protecting the individual against the evils of society but as protection fthem rom weaknesses of human nature.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper states that Rousseau describes liberty as being attained only when each man is independent and is not ruled by the private interests of any individual or group. The paper discusses the process by which Rousseau believes people make the transition from the state of nature to civil society by forming of the social pact, or social contract. The author believes that Rousseau truly wanted man to be free, and his concepts had the best interest of society in mind.
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"Refuting the doctrine of Locke, Rousseau argues that concepts such as morality, justice, and equality do not stem from human nature, but arise from the development of society. Rousseau?s view of human nature was of a savage, uncivilized creature and, ?a circumscribed and stupid animal?. Only the progression from the savage, amoral state of nature to a civil society would lead to mankind, ?substituting justice for instinct?giving to his actions a moral character which they lacked before? , and preserving his independence within a framework of liberty and equality. "
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract", 2008.
An analysis of the views of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as defined in his "The Social Contract".
2,599 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper discusses how, in his book, "The Social Contract", Jean-Jacques Rousseau explains the relationship of the individual to society. The paper relates that Rousseau emphasizes the natural law of personal rights and sovereignty and argues that any government derives its legitimate power only from the collective choice of many individuals to allow government to act as a proxy for their personal exercise of those rights directly. The paper also examines how, for similar reasons, Rousseau opposed the concept of "rightful" ownership of slaves, especially those who did not choose to become slaves. Finally, the paper discusses how Rousseau questions the legitimacy of some forms of democratic.
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Introduction
Rousseau on the Origin of Legitimate Power
Rousseau on Political Representation, Democracy, Law, and the Need for Legislators
Conclusion
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"According to Rousseau, legitimate governmental authority can only come from the voluntary will of many people, and those forms of governmental authority that derive their power elsewhere are fundamentally illegitimate. Rousseau acknowledges that allowing the collective will to establish rules that govern individual conduct might be a form of relinquishment of individual rights. He takes the position that this apparent contradiction is resolved by the fact that it is in the interest of every individual to give the power of social policy and rule enforcement to the government, because without some form of collective power, the individual cannot enforce any legitimate social concerns at all. Finally, Rousseau questions the legitimacy of some forms of democratic representation and suggests that affiliation or allegiance to sub-groups or representative political parties cancels out some of the main benefits of the principle of individual expression in political choice."
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Jacques Rousseau?s ?The Social Contract?, 2002.
This paper discusses that Jacques Rousseau, in ?The Social Contract?, created a new determining factor in the history of modern political theory: The idea of ?the masses? or ?the popular will?.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that Rousseau was the first philosopher to endow the so-called masses with a particular expressive character and a set of inherent, inalienable rights. The author believes that Rousseau is a true democrat, almost in the Greek Athenian sense. The paper contends that Rousseau?s significance as a philosopher is inextricably linked to his stress upon his deflation of the necessity of a monarch to govern a nation state.
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"Rousseau proclaims at the beginning of his text "The Social Contract" that man is free, yet everywhere he is in chains. In other words, man in his natural state is free and possessing of an inherent and inexorable right to freedom. But because of the structures of governance that have evolved over time, conditions have been placed upon the will of human beings that limit their freedoms. These limitations are, to a certain extent, endemic to the nature of the human animal as expressed in the form of the first social unit family. Rousseau notes in Part One of "The Social Contract", that the father of the family, the basic social unit of the family, extends both dominion and protection over his children."
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Locke and Rousseau on the Social Contract, 2002.
Looks at the contrasting viewpoints on the 'social contract' by political philosophers, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau both employed the "social contract" device, yet they arrived at very different political conclusions. Rousseau believed very much in a social contract, but in which the freedom of the individual would have to be subordinated to the collective good. In other words, in his eyes, people would have to abide by a certain contract and sacrifice their own individuality. Locke was much different in that he also believed in a social contract, but a social contract that the government, not the people, was responsible to. If the government sacrificed the contract, then the people had a right to throw the government out.
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Hobbes and Rousseau: Social Contract, 2005.
Discusses the concept of the social contract through the works of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the notion of the social contract - the concept that human society is fundamentally a human construct. It explains that the concept originated in seventeenth-century European thought and was developed throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, receiving perhaps its most dramatic and influential expressions in Thomas Hobbes's "Leviathan", published in 1651 and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract", published in 1762.
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"Jean-Jacques Rousseau also used the notion of the social contract as a human creation, 'not a natural right' but 'one founded on covenants' (Rousseau 50), but radically changed the concept put forward by Hobbes. Rousseau, like Hobbes, argued that people agreed to cede authority to a particular group in return for the benefits of social organization and mutual security: 'the only way in which they can preserve themselves is by uniting their separate powers in a combination strong enough to overcome any resistance, uniting them so that their powers are directed by a single motive and act in concert' (Rousseau, 59-60). However, while Hobbes argued that the social contract could not be changed once established, for to change it would invite social breakdown and anarchy, Rousseau asserted that if those in power failed or refused to fulfil the contract by providing safety, the people were free to break the contract with them and establish a new social contract."
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Marx and Rousseau, 2006.
A comparison of chain analogies of Karl Marx and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how Karl Marx and Jean Jacques Rousseau both used chain analogies in order to express and define the problems they believed plagued human society, but Marx primarily interpreted these problems from an economic and political perspective, while Rousseau primarily interpreted them from a social perspective. Consequently, Rousseau's statement, "We have spread garlands over the chains of our existence," differs significantly in meaning from Marx's statement, "Working men of all lands unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains!"
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Marx and Rousseau On Rights, 1995.
Compares the views on the right of property to show the moral and humanistic superiority of Marx's position.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 31.95
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"Karl Marx is correct when he argues that rights in civil society---specifically the right of property---add nothing essential to the accomplishment of radical human equality. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whatever his ideals, believed that the rights of the people should be severely limited in order to assure an orderly society---except for the right of property. Marx's argument is that rights---of property particularly---produce isolated, self-interested individuals who are nevertheless dependent upon one another, and profoundly unequal. In making such arguments, Marx seeks to arrive at a social ideal which would give true rights to people based on social consciousness rather than selfishness and inequality. On the other hand, while he is associated with the French Revolution and its efforts to restore rights, Rousseau was far more concerned with limiting ..."
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Marx, Economic Structure and the Canadian Education System, 2002.
An application of Marx's views on economics and class struggle'to an analysis of post-secondary education in Canada.
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This essay will apply Marx's views - and, in particular, his theoretical concept of economics and class struggle shaping social "superstructures" - to an analysis of post-secondary education in Canada. The essay will argue that the Canadian educational system, with its increasing tuition levels and state biases against public education, reflect Marx's view of how class struggles and interests shape all social organizations.
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Marx's Analysis Of The History And Dynamics Of Capitalism Compared With Rousseau's Arguments In His Discourse On The Origin Of Inequality., 2002.
A comparison of Marx's analysis of the history and dynamics of capitalism with Rousseau.
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This three-page undergraduate paper compares and contrasts Marx's analysis of the history and dynamics of capitalism with Rousseau's arguments in his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. It discusses various points that show a substantive difference between Marx and Rousseau.
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?The Social Contract? by Jean Jacques Rousseau, 2004.
This paper discusses how Jean Jacques Rousseau addresses the problem of political obligation and individual freedom in ?The Social Contract?.
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This paper explains that, in ?The Social Contract?, Jean Jacques Rousseau clarifies the idea of the social contract and the way the state should work together with its subjects to create a perfect and peaceful society. The author points out that Rousseau?s opening statement that ?Man is born free? is intriguing because, according to the rest of the section, this statement is not true; a child is obliged to be in bondage to its parents until it can leave the home on its own. The paper contends that, until lessons from the past can be recognized, books like ?The Social Contract? will have academic value only; practical applicability is entirely dependent upon the human ability to recognize lessons, to adjust, and to evolve accordingly.
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"Rousseau makes a strong argument in his first book when he states, ?One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.? (Book I; ch.i). This is applicable to current society, which is more often than not subject to some or other less than laudable human trait such as greed or addiction. People are slaves to money, drugs, success or any other of a maze of possible enslavements. This was also true in Rousseau?s time, and he recognized that human beings are in bondage since birth."
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Mill and Rousseau, 2002.
A comparison on the philosphocal views on Utilitarian government from John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty" and Rousseau's "Social Contract".
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This paper will discuss the philosophy of John Stuart Mill and make clear his intentions of liberty in his book "On Liberty", as well as the concept of liberty as pronounced by Rousseau in his Social Contract. Both use themes of politic to discuss views on Utilitarian government and the way that he thought government should be, as will be compared with Rousseau's Social Contract. By making it clear of the individuality of both of these similar philosophies, they opened up the gateway for more rights to be had in governments around the world.
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Team Structure, 2006.
This paper discusses the structure of an organization and recommends a team structure.
2,138 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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In this article, the writer recommends a team structure within an organization, where employees are promoted to the position of team leader. The many benefits of the team structure are described in this paper. In describing the benefits, the writer demonstrates that the proposed structure provides for the needs of the organization. The writer describes that the structure allows for the new employees to be integrated effectively, for contract deadlines to be met, and for training to occur in an effective way where new employees can immediately contribute effectively to projects. It also provides for other needs, including providing for future human resource needs, allowing flexibility, increasing employee motivation, and providing a positive work culture. The writer concludes that this structure is effective in providing for current needs and for future needs.
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Suitability of the Organization Structure
Meeting Training Needs
Planning for Future Needs
Providing for Flexibility Needs
Organizational Structure and Motivation
Promoting a Positive Work Culture
Conclusion
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"One of the critical factors in determining an appropriate organizational structure is based on the way the organization is suddenly expanding to double its current size. This creates control issues that would not be present if the expansion was gradual. Most importantly, the new employees need to be integrated effectively in a way that allows the organization to continue to operate efficiently. In addition, it is not feasible for one manager to control the integration of so many new employees. This leads to the conclusion that a second level must be added to the hierarchy. All the designers can no longer report directly to the general manager. Instead, the general manager needs to take a more strategic position and allow other staff members to control and manage processes on a daily process. The first question to be answered is how this level of hierarchy would be best implemented.
One option for the company would be to hire someone to take on the position of general manager, with the current general manager taking on a higher level CEO position. This could also be achieved by promoting someone from within to general manager."
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Rousseau's General Will, 2005.
This paper examines the subject of general will that is discussed in Jean Jacques Rousseau's works 'The Social Contract' and the 'Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men'.
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In this paper, the writer discusses that Rousseau uses 'The Social Contract' and the 'Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men' to evaluate the evolution of human thought from the primitive; to the advanced ideals of virtue through compassion, which has created modern forms of Democratic and Republican government. The writer further discusses that by realizing the basis for cooperation between the individual will and the general will, both offer avenues that provide liberties, but curtail the excessive nature of humankind's tendency to selfishness and/or, in a polarized perspective the rule by the many.
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"This political science study examines the nature of "general will" within the political and social writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau. By analyzing the dictates of social rights and obligations within 'The Social Contract', one can realize the power of the individual to express his or her own will, but must abide by the general will for the greater good. Also, one can evaluate the writings of Rousseau's 'Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men', and begin to understand the necessity of the general will to help ensure individual freedoms within the larger society as a whole. The laws of human nature appear to depict a distraction from the rights of the individual, which should always be taken into account within the larger societal responsibilities of the general will."
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