InLe Bonheur Primitif(1789), Olympe de Gouges takes on Rousseau's account of the evolution of human society in his first twoDiscourses, and she argues that primitive human beings were not only happy, but also capable of virtue. I argue that in that text, Gouges offers a contribution to the eighteenth-century debate on human progress that is distinct from Rousseau's in that it takes seriously the contribution of women and families to human happiness and progress. I show how the concept of emulation plays an important role in Gouges's analysis, both in her account of primitive societies and of the theater, and argue that she uses it to bridge the gap between primitive happiness and future progress.

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Olympe de Gouges 与卢梭：幸福、原始社会和剧院

在Le Bonheur Primitif（1789 年），Olympe de Gouges 在他的前两部作品中采用了卢梭对人类社会演变的描述。话语，她认为原始人类不仅快乐，而且有美德。我认为，在该文本中，古格斯为 18 世纪关于人类进步的辩论做出了贡献，这与卢梭的不同之处在于它认真对待妇女和家庭对人类幸福和进步的贡献。我展示了模仿的概念如何在古格斯的分析中发挥重要作用，无论是在她对原始社会和戏剧的描述中，并认为她用它来弥合原始幸福与未来进步之间的差距。