| J.-J. Rousseau: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) was a Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and composer. He is best known for his influential works on political philosophy, such as The Social Contract (1762), and for his novel Émile, or On Education (1762). Rousseau's writings had a profound impact on the French Revolution and on the development of modern political thought. Major works include A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (1750), Discourse on Inequality (1755), Julie, or the New Héloïse (1761), Confessions (1782–1789)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
