Episode #044 ... Slavery
Philosophize This!
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Are You a Slave?
Rousseau thinks that for anybody to actually volunteer themselves to forfeit every right that they have would be crazy. He says, if you doubt this on any level, just look at the contract that this guy is signing. What sane person would ever sign that agreement? Can morality exist without freedom? It's a very interesting question think about. And this whole subject would prove to be immensely when it came to political philosophy that we'll talk about very soon.
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