What vision of European social order and values emerges from your analysis of Montesquieu, Montague, and Rousseau?
Giving special attention to the primary sources, prepare a brief answer to one of the following questions. Base your essay on your own analysis of Mary Montague’s “Letters,” Montesquieu’s “Persian Letters,” and Rousseau’s “Discourse on the origins and foundations of inequality among men.” Make use of the text book and lectures, but make the primary sources he center of your essay. You may incorporate other primary sources to support your essay, but the bulk of your proof should be drawn from those required in the course. Give close attention to your organization of material and presentation of ideas. Establish a theme or an argument in your opening remarks and then demonstrate its validity in the remaining pages. Do not exceed 1250 words. Foot notes and bibliographic references are not necessary. (just make sure you cite within the text). Do not quote from these books, remember I have read them.
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1. Based on your reading and analysis of the works of Montesque, Montague, and Rousseau, what were the basic assumptions of eighteenth centry civilization?
2. What vision of eighteenth centry European social order and values emerges from your analysis of Montesque, Montague, and Rousseau?
