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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. By Christine Graziano, Belle Newman, and Kiwi Buckler. “One of the most influential thinkers during the enlightenment in 18 th century Europe”. Biography. Born in Geneva, Switzerland on June 28, 1712 Mother passed away shortly after birth

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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  1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau By Christine Graziano, Belle Newman, and Kiwi Buckler “One of the most influential thinkers during the enlightenment in 18th century Europe”

  2. Biography • Born in Geneva, Switzerland on June 28, 1712 • Mother passed away shortly after birth • No formal education, taught by father until he was exiled when Rousseau was 10. • First job: apprentice to an engraver • Found work with a shopkeepers wife

  3. Biography (Continued) • Left city at 16 • Worked as a domestic servant in Turin; falsely accused another servant of theft- affected him deeply • Was a composer and a music theorist, pioneered the modern autobiography, wrote novels, and experimented in botany. • Major works: Discourse on the Origins of Inequality, The Discourse on Political Economy, The Social Contract, and Considerations on the Government of Poland

  4. Philosophical Ideas • GENERAL WILL • Believed people could govern themselves • Disagreed with Hobbesm- believed people were good by nature • His first philosophical work was A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts. In this work, he states that advancements in sciences and arts has corrupted virtues and morals of common people.

  5. Beliefs in Government • Believed in a Democratic government • Thought they should be governed by the general will of the people; majority rule

  6. Beliefs in Government (Continued) • Social Contract - 1762 • State can be legitimate only if guided by its members. • By contributing their ideas, the people form their own government. • The people have to give up certain rights and freedoms to their government in return for protection and safety. • They agree to act for the general will of the people, doing what is best for society.

  7. Our Opinion • Principle of general will proclaimed people should be governed by majority rather than monarchy • Individual thinking combined with salutary neglect and formed idea that colonies were better off without England

  8. List of Works Cited • “Jean Jacques Rousseau.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Psychology. Metaphysics Research Lab, CSLI, Stanford University. 27 Sep 2010. Web. 10 Oct 2012. •  “Jean Jacques Rousseau.” The History Guide. n.p. 4 Aug 2009. Web. 10 Oct 2012. • “Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” Internet Encyclopedia Philosophy. n.p. 21 Oct 2005. Web. 11 Oct 2012. • Delaney, James J. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778)." www.iep.utm.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.iep.utm.edu/rousseau/>.

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