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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}UK: /ˈruːsoʊ/, US: /ruːˈsoʊ/; French: ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His…

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Born
(1712-06-28)28 June 1712 Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died
2 July 1778(1778-07-02) (aged 66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France
Era
Age of Enlightenment (early modern philosophy)
Genres
Fiction (sentimental novel · comedy · libretto · poetry) · Non-fiction (treatise
Language
French
Literary movement
Sentimentalism

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Genres · 9
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School · 4
Jean-Jacques Rousseau → Enlightenment French philosophy, precursor of Romanticism, Sentimentalism, social contract
Born · 1
Jean-Jacques Rousseau → (1712-06-28)28 June 1712 Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died · 1
Jean-Jacques Rousseau → 2 July 1778(1778-07-02) (aged 66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France

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Jean-Jacques RousseauBorn(1712-06-28)28 June 1712 Geneva, Republic of Geneva1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauDied2 July 1778(1778-07-02) (aged 66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauEraAge of Enlightenment (early modern philosophy)1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresFiction (sentimental novel1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenrescomedy1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenreslibretto1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenrespoetry)1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresNon-fiction (treatise1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresessay1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresarticle1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresepistle1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauGenresautobiography)1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauLanguageFrench1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauLiterary movementSentimentalism1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauMain interestsPolitical philosophy, music, education, literature1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauNotable awardsAcadémie de Dijon (1750)1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauNotable ideasGeneral will, amour de soi, amour-propre, moral simplicity of humanity, child-centered learning, civil religion, popular sovereignty, positive liberty, public opinion1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauNotable worksThe Social Contract Julie, or the New Heloise1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauPartnerThérèse Levasseur (1745–1778)1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauSchoolEnlightenment French philosophy1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauSchoolsocial contract1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauSchoolSentimentalism1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauSchoolprecursor of Romanticism1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauSubjectSocial change1.00infobox
Jean-Jacques RousseauYears activeFrom 17431.00infobox

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