Rousseau - Bad Idea

Rousseau- Bad Idea

Rousseau is a man who believed that the "state of nature" in which man lived is what can make man go mad and live in disharmony. Although Rousseau has a valid argument his view on the state of nature is misconstrued. Rousseau believes that instead of living in a state of nature, man needed to live in "societies" instead. In these societies Rousseau envisioned a government that protected the people and their rights. This is a bad idea because if the government is given more and more power by the people to protect themselves then eventually the government will over power the people. Once this over powering happens the people's right will then be limited.

Its is a belief that in most societies majority rules however Rousseau believed that a primary function of the government is to protect the freedoms, and equal liberties of the people despite what the majority may be insisting. If the government goes against "popular demand" then that means the society