Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

Noble Savage Game

Isaac Schell, Olivia Ha-Hoang, Madeline Gomez, Hannah Williams, Madonna Ramos
 Our Chosen Philosopher:

- Full name: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

- June 28, 1712- July 2,1778

- French-Genevan philosopher, writer, and

composer of the 18th century

- Man is born free, and everywhere he is in

chains. - Rousseau

June 28, 1712- July 2,1778

Rousseaus Central Ideals:

- Society vs. Human Nature

- Mankind is better in its Natural State
- Social Contract Theory
Belief of Government Central Role:
He believed that the government should be ruled by the people
Believed in a popular sovereignty form of government
Believed that an individual shouldnt have to give up their rights for a king
Believed that officials should get their orders from the people.
The government should be intrusted with administering the peoples general
will.
Ideas on Government Power:
Believed in a direct democracy- everyone voted to express the general will and to make the laws of the land
(crf.usa)
The Social Contract
Everyone should enter into a social contract- giving up rights to the whole community, rather than a
king
Magistrates enforce laws passed by the sovereign or will of people
His idea
The sovereignty includes all the people in the state under governments control
The law would pass or fail based on the majoritys ruling
 Our Game: Noble Savage
- Noble Savage, is a term that is often referred to Rousseau because of his
ideas on the natural goodness of humanity.

Dynamics of the Noble Savage:

5 question Kahoot
2 boards & markers displaying #1-5
Prize given to winning team
 1. Split into two teams
2. 5 question Kahoot quiz (continuing)
3. Each team will have a board displaying
#1-5 with a marker to keep track of score
4. Whichever team gets to #5 first wins, or
as we call it, has reached

How to Play: 5.
Enlightenment
Each team will have the following boosts:
call a friend, skip the question, and/or
ask for an master question for double the
points (if losing)
Kahoot Quiz Link 6. If a question is answered wrong, then the
teams score goes down a point
Have Fun Playing!