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Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss-born French philosopher. His most influential political work was the Social Contract (1762) – which promoted the ideal of a more egalitarian republicanism.
His philosophy had a direct influence on the French and American Revolution. Rousseau was an original thinker and challenged the orthodox religious and political views of the day.
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For his controversial criticism of established religion, his works were often banned, and he sought exile in different European countries. He was also a musician and lover of nature – because of his freedom of spirit and thought, he is considered an influential figure of the European Enlightenment and a precursor of Romanticism.
Early life
Jean Jacques Rousseau was born on 28 June 1712, in Geneva.
His mother died of fever nine days later.
At the time, Geneva was a Calvinist city-state ruled, in theory, by democracy, but in practice by a small number of wealthy families. Growing up in Genev