Question

Use the following statement from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to answer the question below: "Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man." --Public Domain Rousseau would have supported the idea that

 the king is the ultimate authority

 

a supreme being is, by nature, good  

religion is weakening society  

parliament is a dangerous proposal

Answer 1

The correct answer for this question would be B) a supreme being is, by nature, good.

What Rousseau is saying there is that everything made by a superior being is pure and good, and only once it reaches the hand of humans does it become tainted. Therefore god, in the mind of Rousseau, is good.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) a supreme being is, by nature, good.

Rousseau would support the idea that a supreme being is, by nature, good.

Jean-Jaques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss philosopher that inspired the ideas of the French Revolution. His ideas have transcended generations to modern day times, for the importance of liberty as a universal aspiration for humans. In that sense, Rousseau supported the idea that a supreme being is, by nature, good.