Jean-Jacques Rousseau

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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1. When was Jean-Jacques Rousseau born?June 28, 1712
2. Where was Jean-Jacques Rousseau born?Geneva, Switzerland
3. When did Jean-Jacques Rousseau die?July 2, 1778
4. What nationality was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?Genevan
5. What is the major works?'Discourse on Inequality,' 'The Social Contract,' 'Emile, or On Education,' 'Confessions'
6. What is the philosophical movement?Enlightenment, precursor to Romanticism

Philosophe: An intellectual figure of the 18th-century Enlightenment, emphasizing reason and secularism.
Social Contract Theory: A philosophical concept explaining the origin of society and the legitimacy of state authority through an agreement.
General Will: The collective interest and common good of a society, as opposed to the sum of private interests.
State of Nature: A hypothetical condition of humanity before the establishment of organized society and government.