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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
Nationality:
Swiss
Historical Period:
The 18th Century
Groups
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss philosopher and novelist who was an important figure in the Enlightenment. In his novels and discourses he claimed that civilization had weakened the natural liberty of mankind and that a truly free society would be the expression of the “general will” of all members of that society. He influenced later thinkers on both ends of the political spectrum.
Titles:
- Author: Emile, or Education
- Author: Ideal Empires and Republics
- Author: A Lasting Peace through the Federation of Europe and The State of War
- Author: The Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, 2 vols.
- Author: The Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau vol. 1
- Author: The Political Writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau vol. 2
- Author: The Social Contract and Discourses