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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a major Genevois philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and the development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

His novel, Emile: or, On Education, which he considered his most important work, is a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel, Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse, was of great importance to the development of pre-Romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings: his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker were among the pre-eminent examples of the late 18th-century movement known as the "Age of Sensibility", featuring an increasing focus on subjectivity and introspection that has characterized the modern age.

Rousseau also made important contributions to music as a theorist. During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophers among members of the Jacobin Club. He was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.1

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  • Cover of: Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Ed. from Theoriginal Manuscripts and Authentic Editions; Volume 2

    First published in 2018 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Les pensées de J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve.

    First published in 1763 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition 1763lespensesd00rous Cover of edition 1766lespensesd00rous
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  • Cover of: The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau: Period Second

    First published in 1858 5 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition lesconfession02rous Cover of edition confessionsrouss02rousuoft
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  • Cover of: The Confessions of Jean-Jaques Rousseau: Volume I

    First published in 1896 5 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition rousseausconfess00rousuoft Cover of edition lesconfessions1l0000rous
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  • Cover of: Contrat social: ou, Principes du droit politique, précédé de discours, Lettre a d'Alembert sur les spectacles, et suivi de Considérations sur le gouvernement de Pologne et la réforme projetée en Avril 1772; Lettre a M. de Beaumont, archeveque de Paris, etc., etc

    First published in 1814 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Cunning Man: Taken from the Devin Du Village of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Recent Researches in the Music of the Classical Era,)

    First published in 1766 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lettres de deux amans, habitans d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes: Recueillies et publiées

    First published in 1761 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Confessions: In Two Volumes: Volume One

    First published in 1924 5 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition confessionsofjea01rous Cover of edition confessionsofjea0000rous_h6m0 Cover of edition confessions0000rous
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  • Cover of: Essai sur l'origine des langues où il est parlé de la mélodie et de l'imitation musicale

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lettre à Mr. D'Alembert sur les spectacles.

    First published in 1948 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lettres élémentaires sur la botanique

    First published in 1789 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pensées de J.J. Rousseau.

    First published in 1785 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition pensesdejjrous02rous
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  • Cover of: Lettres écrites de la montagne. En deux parties.

    First published in 1764 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres de M. Rousseau de Geneve.

    First published in 1764 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Esprit, maximes, et principes

    First published in 1764 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition espritmaximesetp64rous
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  • Cover of: Extraits.: Publié avec une introd. et des notes par L. Brunel.

    First published in 1915 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Extraits de J.-J. Rousseau

    First published in 1911 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lettre à M. D'Alembert sur son article Genève.: Chronologie et introd. par Michel Launay.

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The minor educational writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau

    First published in 1911 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Œuvres de J.J. Rousseau

    First published in 1817 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition uvresdejjrousse00goog
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Subjects
Political science, Early works to 1800, Social contract, Education, Rousseau, jean-jacques, 1712-1778, Equality, Philosophy, Natural law, French Authors, Biography, Botany, Correspondence, Civilization, Music, Political science, early works to 1800, Language and languages, Political science, philosophy, French literature, History, Natural law., Theater, Origin, Pictorial works, Authors, biography, Dictionaries
Places
France, Poland, Paris, fa guo, Egypt, Australie, Canada, Chavagnes-en-Paillers, Chavagnes-en-Paillers (France), Corsica, Corsica (France), Germany, Irlande, Neuchâtel (Switzerland : Canton), Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Region (France), Savoie (France), Switzerland, Val de Travers
People
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Jean Le Rond d' Alembert (1717-1783), Jean Robert Tronchin (1710-1793), Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), Christophe de Beaumont (1703-1781), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire (1694-1778), Alembert M. (1717-1783), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836), C. Darwin, C. Rhodes, Carl von Linné (1707-1778), Charles François de Montmorency Luxembourg duc de (1702-1764), Charles Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (1658-1743), Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), Friedrich Melchior Grimm Freiherr von (1723-1807), Georges Claude May, Henriette (active 1764-1778), Isabelle d'Ivernois Guyenet Mme. (1735-1797), J. Chamberlain, Jean Jacques François Lebarbier (1738-1826), Jean Lerond d' Alembert, Jean Michel Moreau (1741-1814), Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) Rousseau
Time
18th century, To 1800, Early works to 1800, Ouvrages avant 1800, jin dai, 1763-1796, 17th century, 1815 - 1931, 18e siècle, 18rh century, 20th century, l8ème siècle

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  • Introduction & Notes by C.E. Vaughan Jean Jacques Rousseau
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