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Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau. By Claire Frigo , Emma Boushie , and Erica Measday. Biography. Born in 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland Family left him at early age In 1742, he moved to Paris and earned his living doing various jobs Studied mostly in Paris

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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  1. Jean Jacques Rousseau By Claire Frigo, Emma Boushie, and Erica Measday

  2. Biography • Born in 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland • Family left him at early age • In 1742, he moved to Paris and earned his living doing various jobs • Studied mostly in Paris • Wrote many famous essays and books in his lifetime • Discourse on the Sciences and Arts(1750) • Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (1755) • The Social Contract (1762)

  3. Philosophical Ideas • People could govern themselves, by forming an agreement among themselves and submitting some on their rights to the government in exchange for a protection of these rights • Humankind is naturally good • They have a natural drive, called amour de soi • Humans are born good, but it is society that corrupts them

  4. Beliefs in Government • Republic Government • Social Contract • General Will

  5. Opinion • Government protecting people’s rights • Rights were not being protected

  6. Work Cited Page • "The Social Contract." www.Constitution.org. http://www.constitution.org/jjr/socon.htm, 7 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/cite.php?ADD=Web%20Site>. • Bertram, Christopher. "Jean Jacques Rousseau." plato.stanford.edu. Metaphysics Research Lab, CSLI, Stanford University, 27 Sept. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ rousseau/>. • "Jean-Jacques Rousseau." Britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/510932/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau>. • "Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778)." iep.utm.edu. Ed. James J. Delaney. The IEP, 21 Oct. 2005. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.iep.utm.edu/rousseau/>. • "Jean-Jacques Rousseau Biography." notablebiographies.com. Advameg, Inc., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rousseau-Jean-Jacques.html>.

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