I understand the points he's trying to make but struggle to follow many of the individual arguments.Am I retarded and should kill myself?
I didn't sign no goddamned social contract.
Rousseau's writing is really not that hard but there are easier books out there. Just read until the end of an argument in one go then re-read it.
No, Rousseau was the retard
maybe
That is because his arguments are irrational and not grounded in objective reality. Largely his musings are invalid, like all french philosophers, and totally non-functional in the real world nor describe objective reality.
>>25247231I like his formulation of proto-game theory in one of his earlier texts.
>his schizo episode with Hume in Britain wtf was that all about?
The only thing that matters when it comes to the social contract, as well the NAP(anarchist version), is that you need to have an idea on what breaks it.If you don't have that perspective, then you don't know if trading within the social confines as favors are worth it.
>>25247231>we live in a society>the only way to avoid domination is to be free>the only way to reconcile freedom and collective life is to take into account each other whilst deciding on what to do (general interest)>a good way to do that is to have a democracy where people can deliberateWhat's so hard to understand about it ?
>>25248653Read his 3 autobiographical works. It's clear that he was a sperg AND an actual schizo
>>25248978yet more interesting than any alive today
>>25247290You signed it by being born.
>>25250059Nope. No I didn't.
>>25250531you kinda did
>>25250576Nope. Born into this world without my consent and against my will.
>>25250586So, kind of funny, but Locke says suicide is only acceptable when you're avoiding slavery
