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          Jean-Jacques Rousseau

          French writer and philosopher-educator, composer, representative of sentimentalism
          Date of Birth:
          Country: France

          Biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

          Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French writer, philosopher, composer, and representative of sentimentalism.

          This video worksheet allows students to learn about the philosophies and personal history of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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        3. Rousseau argued that the nature of humankind was formed not at birth but by the government that controlled every aspect of life.
        4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution.

          5. He was born in Geneva in to Isaac Rousseau, a clockmaker, and Suzanne Bernard, the granddaughter of a pastor. Unfortunately, Rousseau's mother passed away shortly after his birth and his father had to leave Geneva in

          From to , Rousseau spent time at the Protestant boarding school in Bosses near the French border.

          Upon returning to Geneva, he prepared to become a legal clerk and then learned the trade of engraving in However, unable to tolerate the tyranny of his employer, Rousseau left his hometown in

          As a representative of sentimentalism and a deist, Rousseau condemned the official church and religious intolerance.

          In his works, such as "Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality" (