Jean jacques rousseau short biography
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No other philosopher’s biography is perhaps so well-known as that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who made his own life the subject of a number of his writings, including his great autobiographical work, the Confessions. He was born in in Geneva. His mother died a few days after his birth, and he was raised by his father, a clockmaker, who cared for learning and had Rousseau read classical Greek and Roman literature. His father was forced to leave Geneva while Rousseau was still young. Apprenticed to an engraver, Rousseau eventually left Geneva in , fleeing to Annecy. There at the age of sixteen he met Françoise-Louise de Warens, a woman who would become his benefactor and mistress. Over the next ten years, he earned money as a lackey, engraver, and music teacher. Mme. de Warens sent him during this period to Turin, where he renounced his Calvinism and converted to Roman Catholicism.
Rousseau moved to Paris in to pursue a career as a musician and composer. In Paris, he soon befriended
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (–)
This article is about the philosopher. For the director, see Jean-Jacques Rousseau (director).
"Rousseau" redirects here. For other uses, see Rousseau (disambiguation).
Jean-Jacques Rousseau | |
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Portrait bygd Maurice Quentin de La Tour, | |
| Born | ()28 June Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
| Died | 2 July () (aged&#;66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France |
| Partner | Thérèse Levasseur (–) |
| Era | Age of Enlightenment (early modern philosophy) |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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Main interests | Political philosophy, music, education, literature |
Notable ideas | General will, amour de soi, amour-propre, moral simplicity of humanity, child-centered learning, civil religion, popular sovereignty, positive liberty, public opinion |
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| Language | French |
| Genres | |
| Subject | Social change |
| Literary movement | Sentimentalism |
| Years&#;active | From |
| Notable works | The S • Jean-Jacques Rousseau ( - )Jean-Jacques Rousseau ©French writer and political theorist of the Enlightenment, Rousseau's work inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the romantic generation. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva on 28 June His mother died when he was young, and Rousseau was initially brought up by his father, a watchmaker. He left Geneva aged 16 and travelled around France, where he met his benefactress, the Baronnesse de Warens, who gave him the education that turned him into a philosopher. Rousseau reached Paris in and soon met Denis Diderot, another provincial man seeking literary fame. They formed the core of the intellectual group, the 'Philosophes'. Eschewing an easy life as a popular composer, in he published his first important work 'A Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts' (). Its central theme was that man had become corrupted by society and civilisation. In , he published 'Discourse on the Origin of Inequality'. He claimed that o |