Jean jaques rousseau biography
Jean jaques rousseau biography
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Biography - life, children, death, wife ......
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
This article is about the philosopher. For the director, see Jean-Jacques Rousseau (director).
"Rousseau" redirects here.
For other uses, see Rousseau (disambiguation).
Jean-Jacques Rousseau | |
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Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1753 | |
| Born | (1712-06-28)28 June 1712 Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
| Died | 2 July 1778(1778-07-02) (aged 66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France |
| Partner | Thérèse Levasseur (1745–1778) |
| Era | Age of Enlightenment (early modern philosophy) |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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Main interests | Political philosophy, music, education, literature |
Notable ideas | General will, amour de soi, amour-propre, moral simplicity of humanity, child-centered learning, civil religion, popular sovereignty, positive liberty, public opinion |
| Writing career | |
| Language | French |
| Genres | |
| Subject | Social change |
| Literary movement | Sentimentalis
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