Episode #046 ... Rousseau pt. 2 - Democracy, Aristocracy or Monarchy?

Published: Jan. 2, 2015, 6:40 a.m.

b"On this episode of the podcast, we continue last week's thought experiment about creating a society from scratch on a deserted island. First, we find out how building a society is similar to making cupcakes, in the sense that every ingredient contributes something important and interacts with the other ingredients in a unique way. Next, we discuss \\u201chuman nature\\u201d and consider how our perception of it may be unfairly influenced by a small handful of people. Finally, we compare the three categories into which Rousseau believs all governments can be classified (democracy, monarchy, and aristocracy), and analyze the pros and cons of each structure. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This!\\n Support the show on Patreon!\\n www.philosophizethis.org\\xa0for additional content.\\n Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :)"