Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought. His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel Julie, ou la nouvelle Hél... More

Date of birth:

  • Jun 28, 1712

Date of death:

  • Jul 2, 1778 (age 66 years)

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Also known as:

  • Jean­Jacques Rousseau,
  • Jean Rousseau,
  • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,
  • ean Jacques Rousseau
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KWType:

  • Person

Assessment:

  • Rousseau marks the end of the celebration of Reason and the beginning of the Romanticism. He is also associated with the movement towards child-centred education, and the idealisation of freedom as seen in the French Revolution.

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Disciplines:

  • philosophy
  • literature
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