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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (UK: / ˈ r uː s oʊ /, US: / r uː ˈ s oʊ /; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer.
Born 28 June 1712Died 2 July 1778Era ModernBy The Editors
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
An imagined likeness of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, drawn from contemporary accounts and later engravings.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (UK: / ˈ r uː s oʊ /, US: / r uː ˈ s oʊ /; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought.

“General will” — a single phrase that gathers the spirit of the work.

Principal Contributions

  1. 01.General willA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.
  2. 02.amour de soiA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.
  3. 03.amour-propreA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.
  4. 04.moral simplicity of humanityA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.
  5. 05.child-centered learningA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.
  6. 06.civil religionA concept central to Jean-Jacques's thought.