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1. • • This philosophy of truth was unique for its time—in the same way as the whole of Rousseau's thought—in its emphasis on feeling over reason, the heart over the mind, the simple over the sophisticated, the useful over the demonstrable, the personal over the systematic.
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   Does Rousseau have a distinctive ethics of truth?

   • What some readers will perhaps struggle with is the distinctively epistemic spin Neideman puts on this with his claim that Rousseau has a distinctive ethics of truth.

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   What is Rousseau's normative philosophy of truthseeking?

   • This article describes Rousseau's normative philosophy of truthseeking, of what human beings must do if they hope to (re)discover the truths of human happiness. This philosophy can be summarised as utility, autonomy, immediacy and simplicity in pursuit of what Rousseau called the ‘truths that pertain to the happiness of mankind’.

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   Does Rousseau believe that human beings are good by nature?

   • Rousseau repeatedly claims that a single idea is at the centre of his world view, namely, that human beings are good by nature but are rendered corrupt by society. Unfortunately, despite the alleged centrality of this claim, it is difficult to give it a clear and plausible interpretation.

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   What did Rousseau believe?

   • Rousseau's faith in the ability of conscience and sentiment to be secure guides to the best ways of living and his belief that reason and argument are treacherous continue to be troubling to his readers.

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   What did Rousseau say about public morals?

   • The Academy sought submissions on the theme of whether the development of the arts and sciences had improved or corrupted public morals. Rousseau later claimed that he then and there experienced an epiphany which included the thought, central to his world view, that humankind is good by nature but is corrupted by society.

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   What was Rousseau's view of Philosophy?

   • Rousseau’s own view of philosophy and philosophers was firmly negative, seeing philosophers as the post-hoc rationalizers of self-interest, as apologists for various forms of tyranny, and as playing a role in the alienation of the modern individual from humanity’s natural impulse to compassion.

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   Feb 13, 2017 · What some readers will perhaps struggle with is the distinctively epistemic spin Neideman puts on this with his claim that Rousseau has a distinctive ethics of truth.

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   Jul 18, 2016 · The first section of the book lays out Rousseau’s general philosophy of truth and truthseeking. The second section follows Rousseau down four distinct pathways to truth: reverie, republicanism, religion, and reason.

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   Sep 27, 2010 · However, though Rousseau believes the co-existence of human beings in relations of equality and freedom is possible, he is consistently and overwhelmingly pessimistic that humanity will escape from a dystopia of alienation, oppression, and unfreedom.

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   Aug 5, 2013 · Rousseau's philosophy of truth might be more accurately called a ‘philosophy of truthseeking’ or an ‘ethics of truthseeking’, because its focus is on the pursuit and acquisition of truth rather than on the nature of truth itself.

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   Sep 25, 2023 · Deism and human nature. While it is true Rousseau was – in his early career at least – a celebrity intellectual, he was also the target of much criticism, and even persecution. He was a close ...

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   The framework of Rousseau’s ethics of truth - that truth is singular and the pathways to it many - is grounded in the principle of original goodness, which Rousseau placed at the center of his philosophical system and which he viewed as fundamental: Human beings are born good and are corrupted by society.

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    The first section of the book lays out Rousseau’s general philosophy of truth and truthseeking. The second section follows Rousseau down four distinct pathways to truth: reverie, republicanism, religion, and reason.