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Rousseau painted by Quentin de la Tour in 1753. Sourced from Wikipedia
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) can be considered one of the founding fathers of the French republic and democracy.
What a destiny for a man from a modest background who learned everything by himself, and who was not even French but from Geneva!
As a historian, I am fascinated by how much an impact he had on the society of his time and even in the decades following his death.
He was not the kind of philosopher that is read only by his peers but by a very diverse public.
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In literature he was a game-changer and was a precursor of the major changes of the XIXth century.
The opinion about him was very mixed at the time he lived. His independent spirit made him a lot of enemies among both the conservatives and the philosopher of the Enlightenment.
Rejected by many, some say he became misanthropist and close from madness at the end of his life.
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