Jean Jaques Rousseau

The Practical Political Scientist

Masters studies the effects heavy metals can have on human brain chemistry and behavior, and the findings are astounding. "Many violent criminals have high levels of lead or manganese in their blood," he told The Suit. Since this can explain why some communities have high rates of violent crime, Masters focused on factors linked to high blood lead. Publications with chemist Mike Coplan revealed that children's blood lead levels are higher in areas where either fluorosilicic acid or sodium silicofluoride is added to public water supplies—and these communities also have poor educational results, more substance abuse, and more violent crime. Since silicofluorides are toxic chemicals that have never been tested for safety and have never been shown to reduce tooth decay as intended, Masters and Coplan think it's time we used scientific research to guide public policies. "Since each violent crime costs taxpayers an estimated $30,000 a year," he added, "ending use of silicofluorides could cut billions from government deficits at no cost to taxpayers." Masters is also a well-known expert on Rousseau. He has studied and taught classes on the philosopher's discourses as well as co-editing modern translations of his writings, which emphasized the importance of understanding "human nature." While Rousseau's thought was instrumental in shaping the French Revolution and initiating modern educational practice, Masters concludes his insights remain pertinent today. Masters began his teaching career at Yale, but after six years he decided to move to Dartmouth as a tenured professor. "I preferred Dartmouth in good part for the excellence of its undergraduate education," he said. Aside from a two-year stint as cultural attaché at the American Embassy in Paris, he has remained at Dartmouth since 1967. He also consults for the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the intersection of biology and politics, and serves on the executive council of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences.

Rick Perry vs. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. - Pajamas Media

Here’s a statistic worth pondering: 45 percent of net U.S. job creation in the last two years comes from Texas.

Yes, Texas: the state that is the poster child for right-wingery, the state with no state income tax whose population is growing at about 1000 per day (see a connection?) while bankrupt behemoths like California are bleeding jobs and people.

There are a handful of other places in the U.S. where job creation is rife. One of them is Washington, D.C. where an exploding government bureaucracy has also led to the creation of many jobs.

Many public-sector, i.e., tax-payer-funded jobs, that is. The jobs in Texas are overwhelmingly private-sector, i.e., wealth-creating jobs.

I mention this by way of introduction to my main point, which is to highlight something Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a recent speech in New Orleans.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? ~Jean-Jaques Rousseau

RT : What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? ~Jean-Jaques Rousseau

“@TheCultOfGenius: In memory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau we share with you the BBC series "The Romantics":

“@TheCultOfGenius: In memory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau we share with you the BBC series "The Romantics":

RT In memory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau we share with you the BBC series "The Romantics" .

Emile

BOOK I God makes all things good; man meddles with them and they become evil. He forces one soil to yield the products of another, one tree to bear ...

The Social Contract

A classic of modern thought, this is required reading for anyone wishing to be considered well educated.

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

This is an important work for those interested in the works and beliefs of both Jean-Jacques Rousseau as well as his contemporary Thomas Hobbes.

Confessions

When it was first published in 1781, 'The Confessions' scandalised Europe with its emotional honesty and frank treatment of the author's sexual and intellectual ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Restless Genius

An Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University reconstructs the life of the French literary genius whose writing changed opinions and fueled ...