Discuss why Rousseau was so important to the Enlightenment and how he provided a check to its belief in unlimited progress.
Recognize the importance of the social contract as a way of facilitating human society in the work of Rousseau.
Present Rousseau’s important contributions to the movement known as Romanticism.
Discuss the importance of Philosophical Liberalism in the work of John Locke.
Recognize the importance of Locke’s theory of knowledge.
Present Locke’s political philosophy and demonstrate its influence on the United States Constitution.
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