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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Philosopher of the Day. Biography. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva and died in 1778. Had a difficult childhood due to having no mother from birth. He believed that authority lies within the people. He was a…. Philosopher Composer Musician.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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  1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher of the Day

  2. Biography • Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva and died in 1778. • Had a difficult childhood due to having no mother from birth.

  3. He believed that authority lies within the people. He was a… • Philosopher • Composer • Musician

  4. “Pedagogical Way” • Believed the child is the center of educational activity. • The child is naturally “good.” • It’s the society that corrupts man kind.

  5. The Social Contract written in 1762, Rousseau states… • Man is born free • Controls by a freely formed government are good • When government is by the consent of the governed people obtain their rights • He also collaborated in the creation of the Encyclopedia

  6. “Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.”

  7. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in shackles.”

  8. “The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.”

  9. “The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.”

  10. “You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.”

  11. Jean-Jacques Rousseau • French philosopher • Author of The Social Contract • Believed man was corrupted socially. • Believed government had became powerful through knowledge, which crushed individual liberty.

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