An individual's encounter with conflict

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[...] An area that Thoreau speaks to, which is quite out of the scope of Social Contract, is his idea that constant business is in disagreement with life (Thoreau, p 748). Truly, when one dos not stop to think, one loses a great reason for which we have a mind with the ability to do so. The writings from each of Thoreau's essays have a great sense of reflection, and portray an ability to focus not only on the conflicts around one, but to surpass them in ones mind. [...]

[...] An individual's encounter with conflict Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. The Social Contract. New York: Penguin Books Thoreau, Henry David. Walden and Other Writings. New York: The Modern Library At the center of human nature is a fundamental attraction towards the power of individuals over others. It is upon this subject which thousands of writers have based their learning, to attempt to understand the way people interact with the world around them. Two such writers are Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Henry David Thoreau. In Rousseau's The Social Contract, he explains how the ideal government should be arranged, in order to preserve the contract which is created in the process and form of rule. [...]

[...] Conversely, Rousseau would find no fault with government; indeed, he believes it important in providing more for citizens than that which they give. Both agree, however that each new sovereign, or active body, must make a decision to either accept or reject the government how it stands. Where Thoreau believes that democracy simply means the right of the strongest, Rousseau would be sure to disagree. Thoreau says that man should never leave his consciousness in the hands of the legislator. [...]