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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a major Genevois philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and the development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

His novel, Emile: or, On Education, which he considered his most important work, is a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel, Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse, was of great importance to the development of pre-Romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings: his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker were among the pre-eminent examples of the late 18th-century movement known as the "Age of Sensibility", featuring an increasing focus on subjectivity and introspection that has characterized the modern age.

Rousseau also made important contributions to music as a theorist. During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophers among members of the Jacobin Club. He was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.1

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  • Cover of: The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau

    First published in 1782 244 editions in 8 languages — 31 previewable Cover of edition confessionsofjea0000unse_q5k5 Cover of edition confessionsofjea0000unse_g4v8 Cover of edition bekenntnisse00rous Cover of edition lesconfessionsde00rous Cover of edition lesconfessionsd00rous Cover of edition lesconfess00rous Cover of edition confessions00rous Cover of edition confessionsdej00rous Cover of edition confessionsdejjr00rous
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  • Cover of: A treatise on the social compact: or The principles of politic law

    First published in 1762 215 editions in 7 languages — 52 previewable Cover of edition aaducontratsoci00rous Cover of edition ducontratsocialo02rous Cover of edition ducontractsocial00rous Cover of edition ducontratso00rous Cover of edition ducontratsocialo00rous Cover of edition ducontrats00rous Cover of edition treatiseonsocial00rous Cover of edition ducontratsoc00rous Cover of edition ducontratsocial00rousuoft
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  • Cover of: Émile: or, Concerning education.

    First published in 1762 181 editions in 4 languages — 32 previewable Cover of edition rousseausemileor00rousiala Cover of edition mileoudelduc01rous Cover of edition mileoudelduc00rousuoft Cover of edition e1762emileoudel02rous Cover of edition mileoudeldu02rous Cover of edition r1762mileoude02rous Cover of edition 1791emileoudel03rous Cover of edition mileoudelduc34rous Cover of edition mileorconcerni00rousrich
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  • Cover of: La nouvelle Héloïse

    First published in 1761 66 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition lanouvellehlo00rousuoft Cover of edition lanouvellehl00rous Cover of edition lanouvellehlo05rous Cover of edition lanouvellehlo06rous Cover of edition julieoulanouvell0000rous
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau de Geneve: Tome vingt-sixieme

    First published in 1791 54 editions in 1 language — 32 previewable Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss04rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss21rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss14rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss06rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss13rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss03rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss01rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss05rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrouss08rous
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  • Cover of: Les rêveries du promeneur solitaire

    First published in 1782 47 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition lesreveriesdupro0000rous_i0n4 Cover of edition lesreveriesdupro0000rous_p2m7 Cover of edition lesreveriesdupro0000rous_s4q8 Cover of edition lesreveriesdupro0000rous
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres completes de J.J. Rousseau

    First published in 1763 40 editions in 1 language — 38 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes20rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes31rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes23rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes17rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes36rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes13rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes16rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes03rous Cover of edition oeuvrescompletes11rous
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complettes de J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Genève.

    First published in 1793 39 editions in 1 language — 37 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette21rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette09rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette33rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette28rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette29rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette11rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette13rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette04rous Cover of edition oeuvrescomplette19rous
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  • Cover of: Correspondance complète de Rousseau: 1766 Lettres 5256-5455

    First published in 2004 32 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes

    First published in 1922 27 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition discourssurlorig0000rous_t3n1 Cover of edition discourssurlorig0000jean_h6z5 Cover of edition discourssurlorig0000rous Cover of edition unkown0000unse_k4l7 Cover of edition discourseonorigi0000rous_i9s4 Cover of edition discourseonorigi0000rous_s3t2 Cover of edition discourseonorigi0000rous
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  • Cover of: Correspondance complète de Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    First published in 1798 27 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Julie: ou La nouvelle Héloïse; ou Lettres de deux amants, habitants d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes; recueillies et publiées

    First published in 1806 27 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition julieoulanouv03rous Cover of edition julieoulanouvell00rousuoft Cover of edition julieoulanouv00rous Cover of edition julieoulanouv01rous Cover of edition julie01rousgoog
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  • Cover of: A complete dictionary of music: consisting of a copious explanation of all words necessary to a true knowledge and understanding of music

    First published in 1767 25 editions in 2 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition dictionmusic177502rousuoft Cover of edition dictionmusique1768rousuoft Cover of edition dictionnairedem00rous Cover of edition dictionnairedemu00rous Cover of edition dictionnairedem00rousgoog Cover of edition completedictiona0000rous
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  • Cover of: Essai sur l'origine des langues: où il est parlé de la mélodie et de l'imitation musicale

    First published in 1900 19 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition essaisurlorigine0000rous_n7i6
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  • Cover of: The social contract, & Discourses

    First published in 1913 19 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition socialcontractd00rousgoog Cover of edition socialcontractan00rous
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau citoyen de Genève.

    First published in 1817 19 editions in 1 language — 18 previewable Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous08rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous01rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous16rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous14rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous03rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous18rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous11rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous09rous Cover of edition oeuvresdejjrous04rous
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  • Cover of: The first and second discourses.

    First published in 1946 16 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes de J.-J. Rousseau

    First published in 1823 16 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition oeuvrescompltes03augugoog Cover of edition oeuvrescompltes04augugoog
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  • Cover of: Political writings.

    First published in 1915 16 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition theeducationofch00montuoft Cover of edition politicalwriting01rousuoft Cover of edition politicalwriting0000rous_x7z2
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  • Cover of: Les confessions de J.J. Rousseau, suivies des Rêveries du promeneur solitaire.

    First published in 1782 14 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition lesconfessions02rous Cover of edition i1782lesconfessio01rous Cover of edition i1782lesconfessio02rous Cover of edition 1782lesconfessio01rous Cover of edition j1782lesconfessio02rous
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Subjects
Political science, Early works to 1800, Social contract, Education, Rousseau, jean-jacques, 1712-1778, Equality, Philosophy, Natural law, French Authors, Biography, Botany, Correspondence, Civilization, Music, Political science, early works to 1800, Language and languages, Political science, philosophy, French literature, History, Natural law., Theater, Origin, Pictorial works, Authors, biography, Dictionaries
Places
France, Poland, Paris, fa guo, Egypt, Australie, Canada, Chavagnes-en-Paillers, Chavagnes-en-Paillers (France), Corsica, Corsica (France), Germany, Irlande, Neuchâtel (Switzerland : Canton), Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Region (France), Savoie (France), Switzerland, Val de Travers
People
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Jean Le Rond d' Alembert (1717-1783), Jean Robert Tronchin (1710-1793), Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), Christophe de Beaumont (1703-1781), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire (1694-1778), Alembert M. (1717-1783), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836), C. Darwin, C. Rhodes, Carl von Linné (1707-1778), Charles François de Montmorency Luxembourg duc de (1702-1764), Charles Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (1658-1743), Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), Friedrich Melchior Grimm Freiherr von (1723-1807), Georges Claude May, Henriette (active 1764-1778), Isabelle d'Ivernois Guyenet Mme. (1735-1797), J. Chamberlain, Jean Jacques François Lebarbier (1738-1826), Jean Lerond d' Alembert, Jean Michel Moreau (1741-1814), Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) Rousseau
Time
18th century, To 1800, Early works to 1800, Ouvrages avant 1800, jin dai, 1763-1796, 17th century, 1815 - 1931, 18e siècle, 18rh century, 20th century, l8ème siècle

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