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Jean-Jacques Rosseau was born on June 28, 1712, in Genvea, Switzerland. His parents were Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard. Sadly, after the birth of Jean-Jaques Rosseau his mother died a few days later.

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Rousseau lived in Geneva with his dad and older brother. After his mother's death, his older brother ran away. He and his dad stayed in Geneva but his dad got into a fight with the French captain so he had to go to prison. That left Jean-Jacques by himself so his uncle got Jean's cousin and himself to study at the village of Bosey. Then, in 1728 he went to Annecy. After that he wanted to become a musician and composer so he went to Paris.

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The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

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The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

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This is another one of his works. Even though the Disourse on the Orgin of Inequality is longer it didn't get an Academy prize. The main idea in this passage is that  human beings are basically good by nature, but were corrupted by the complicated historical events that resulted in present day civil society.

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He read ancient Greek and Roman literature such as the Lives of Plutarch. His uncle sent him and his cousin to study in the village of Bosey. In 1725, Rosseau became an engraver and learned how to trade.

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Jean was a philosopher, writer, and Elightment thinker. He also had secretarial, teaching, and musical jobs.

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Rousseau died on July 03, 1778 in Ermenonville, France.

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Rousseau states that government is a contract. Rosseuau says that the contract between the government and the people is called a "social contract". Rousseau said just like John Locke said the governments job is to protect our basic rights of life, liberty, and property and if the government doesn't do it, then the people can back out of the contract since they have a right. They can make a new government for themselves.

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 A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts by:Jean-Jacques Rosseau  

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 A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts by:Jean-Jacques Rosseau  

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This piece is one of his most famous works.  A Discourse on the Science and Arts won an essay contest conducted by the Academy of Dijon in 1750. Rousseau says in this work that the progression of the sciences and arts has caused the corruption of virtue and morality. This piece is how Jean-Jaques Rousseau became famous.

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In the fourth book of the Emile it states that anyone in any country can practice their own religon. It acknowledges God but not Christianity as the one true religon.
Because Jean-Jacques argued against the traditional religon, Emile was banned by Paris authorities.

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Jean-Jacques Rosseau had philosophies that impacted US government. Rosseau's work in the social contract says that government should exist to protect citizens. He believed government should be good for citizens as a whole but also for individuals. He says the people agree to allow the government to have power to govern the people but the government must protect the people's rights. This is how we are governed today.