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June 28, 1712-July 3, 1778**
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau is probably one of most important Enlightenment philosopher there was. An early history of this soon to- be great thinker is that he was born June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland and shortly after birth, his mother died and his father had to flee from Geneva to avoid imprisonment for a minor offense, leaving young Rousseau to be raised by his aunt and uncle. When Rousseau grew to the age of 16 he left Geneva and moved to the city of Paris in 1742. Rousseau earned his living by being everything from a footman to assistant to an ambassador.
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As Rousseau grow older he became a man that believed that only when a man has grown up in our society that the becomes corrupted and that only at birth is when someone is truly innocent. Also the advancement of the government and science is what plays a major role in the corruption of the people. Even through Rousseau had wrote many other essays the essay that lunch in the stratosphere of philosophy which was called "The Social Contract" which describes the relationship of man with society. Also it talks about how man is prone competition, which is the result in fighting and war.

The importance of Rousseau work was that he wanted every to be liberated, to be free to chose and do what they wanted to do and the only thing that got in the way the government. So in a way he was rebellious. He also fought for awareness of this problem so that people wont fellow the norm because the norm was ruled by the government and just live life morally.
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One of Jean many frames quotes is a quote from The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right (1762), that reads “L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers”. Which means in English “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains”. Rousseau wrote this because the he felt that everyone that was under the government were captives of them and that you really that no real chose in what you wanted to do.
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