Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Jean-Jacques Rosseau
Jean-Jacques Rosseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (1712July 2, 1778) was a famous French speaking philosopher. He was born in Geneva in Switzerland and always described himself as being Genevan.

Rousseau lived in the 18th century during the The Age of Enlightenment. His political ideology influenced the French Revolution and aided the development of nationalism and socialist theories. Rousseau was also a composer, writing numerous books about music theory. Rousseau authored Confessions, an autobiography, one of the first of its kind. Many later philosophers were influenced by him. He wrote a novel Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse which was a best-seller and influenced 19th century writers of romanticism.

Rousseau is most famous for his social contract ideology, which is often compared to the social contract of John Locke