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Philosophes Project for Western Civ 2006
I had to compare and contrast 2 Philosophes from the Age of Enlightenment. I chose Voltaire and Rousseau. I prepared a PowerPoint Slide Show comparing and contrasting them on 10 different issuhes. I contrasted their views on Type of Government, Outlook on Life, idea of a Perfect Society, Religion, Book they wrote, Their Life in general, Their Dates, and Famous Quotes they said. I also listed several of their similarities. I then had to answer the following essay questions:
- How did the ideas of the Philosophes alter society’s values?
- How did the Philosophes’ ideas contribute to economic, religious, and political liberty?
- How did early experiences shape the Philosophes life?
Contents |
Slide Show
A PDF version of this work is available here: Image:Philosophes - Voltaire vs Rousseau.pdf
Type of Government
- Voltaire
- Constitutional monarchy
- Distrusted democracy
- Propagated the idiocy of the masses
- He “would rather obey 1 lion then 200 rats of his own species”
- Rousseau
- (Direct) Democracy
- Grew up in Switzerland where adult males had direct vote in a small government
- Distrusted representative democracy
- “any law which the people has not ratified in person, is void”
Outlook on Life
- Voltaire
- People too optimistic
- People intolerant of other ideas
- People foolish
- Rousseau
- People want power
- People born good and free
- People who are strong imprison weaker people
Perfect Society
- Voltaire
- People must work to make society better
- “Everything happens for the better” is not true
- People must work to perfect society
- Rousseau
- If people lived alone on island, society would be perfect
- Government makes a society less perfect
Religion
- Voltaire
- Thought the Church controlled too much
- Wanted religious tolerance for all
- Rousseau
- No view listed
Book
- Voltaire
- Candide
- Written under pseudonym and never admitted writing it
- Had a sharp wit, words, and ideas
- Rousseau
- The Social Contract
- People have direct say in government and sign “social contract”
- Said that government should be ruled by the general will of the people
Their Life
- Voltaire
- Educated at Louis-le Grand, a Jesuit college
- Frequently in prison or fleeing the country due to brash remarks
- Wrote many books
- Rousseau
- Abandoned during teen years
- Forced apprenticeship to evil engraver
- Sheltered by rich people, who educated him
Their Dates
- Voltaire
- Born November 21, 1694 in Paris
- Died in Paris, 1777
- Denied burial at church
- Wrote book in 1759
- Rousseau
- Born in Geneva in 1712
- Died 1778
- Wrote famous book in 1762
Famous Quotes
- Voltaire
- “Écrasez l’infâme!”
- Crush the evil thing
- Prejudice = “opinion without judgment”
- Wrote over 70 plays and was good with words
- Rousseau
- “Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains”
- “Any law which the people has not ratified in person; it is not law at all
Similarities
- Both had ideas that went against all other Philosophes
- Wanted people to be free
- Both had traditional views on women
- Spend a lot of time in Paris.
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