Question

Which of the following eighteenth-century philosophers stressed the importance of the natural goodness of human beings and was an important forerunner of the Romantic sensibility?

a. Isaac Newton
b. Voltaire
c. John Locke
d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: Jean-Jacques Rousseau declared that our human nature is inherently good and we are pure beings but we get corrupted by society over time. Our Human Nature is that we are born naturally pure, healthy and able to survive; we have natural compassion and innocence as we are born inherently good.