One work by this thinker claimed that the source of happiness was "far niente"  or "doing nothing", and that work was a series of meditations on this man's exile, titled Reveries of a Solitary Walker.
One work by this thinker claimed that the source of happiness was "far niente"  or "doing nothing", and that work was a series of meditations on this man's exile, titled Reveries of a Solitary Walker. Another of this thinker's works claims, "The search... for principles and axioms in science... is beyond a woman's grasp," and that work was heavily criticized by Mary Wollstonecraft. This thinker advocated splitting administration into two parts: a "sovereign" to represent the general will, and a "government" to apply the law, in a work which states, "The legislative power belongs to the people, and can belong to it alone." For 10 points, name this author of Emile, who stated, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains," in The Social Contract.
One work by this thinker claimed that the source of happiness was "far niente"  or "doing nothing", and that work was a series of meditations on this man's exile, titled Reveries of a Solitary Walker.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau  HZ