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This 6 page report discusses the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) in comparison with the French Neo-classicism of painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) in the context of duty to the state. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) in the context of duty to the state requires that one consider the timeframe that shaped their thinking and the ways in which it influenced what they
conveyed through their words and art. Each of them were influenced in significant ways by the political dramas and manipulations of their times. For example, Davids paintings portrayed the bold
glory of the ancient Romans and based a great deal of his style on the gesture and form of Roman sculpture and then translated that in ways that served as
representative of the events of his lifetime in France in moralistic and patriotic ways. And yet, David spent the last twenty years of his life as a political exile.
In comparison, Rousseaus political writing proved to be of far more interest to the public than any of his artistic efforts. In fact, in the heated atmosphere of pre-revolution France,
Rousseaus ideas quickly became slogans for moral and social justice, for what he often called the "legitimate." What form of political organization is the of the greatest advantage for man
became a primary theme in his essays and other discourses. How was it possible to justify the transition of the human being from a state of freedom to a willingness
to submit to the states authority? This is the underlying question in the majority of his work. "The Social Contract" of Rousseau Rousseau was an undeniably astute
philosophical writer with an inspiring and eloquent means of expressing his points of view. Along with that eloquence, he was exceedingly egotistic, and self-serving. Interestingly, his arrogance led him to
have to deal with a certain bitterness and antagonism as he attempted to find a balance between his politically revolutionary views and his sensitive personality. Because of the
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