Rousseau is an intuitionist. With extraordinary power, he expressed in his writings his never-ceasing, but in the era of the dominance of rationalism and empiricism, the philosophical current of mysticism, driven as if underground, which, proceeding from the recognition of the irrationality of the world, opposes feeling to reason, the conscious will of man — natural instinct and incomprehensible vision. mind will of the Divine. Rousseau is an intuitionist. This means that an action that prudently pursues predetermined goals is lower for him than an action that is performed as a result of the direct command of the heart. Feeling is the infallible, true guide of man: it unerringly directs HIS will; it also reveals to him the true essence and beauty of the world, as well as brings him closer to the Divine. Nature, which Rousseau opposes to culture, is that which is comprehended by feeling and guided by feeling.
Intuitionism protests against the dominance of reason.
Intuitionism is feminine. Reason, rationality — the masculine principle.