Packet 7: Tossup 5
This author may have originated an unattested anecdote of a princess saying “let them eat cake” in his Confessions. This author contrasted the primitive amour de soi with the societally-instilled amour-propre. Mary Wollstonecraft attacked this philosopher’s claim that women should be educated for men’s pleasure from his book Emile. This philosopher promoted laws that represent the (*) “general will” in a book that expands on his earlier Discourse on Inequality. That treatise by this philosopher claims that “man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” For 10 points, name this French political philosopher who wrote The Social Contract. ■END■
ANSWER: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
<Philosophy — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
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| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 75% | 25% | 38% | 76.00 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 100% | 20% | 37.60 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 40% | 20% | 55.50 |