Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the four influential men, who direct the shift from the older optimistic view two the modern outlook in which this optimistic hope is lost.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 to Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard. He had an older brother, who had run away from home while Isaac was still a child. His mother died a few days after Rousseau was born, at age ten his father left him to be raised by his Aunt and Uncle.
At sixteen Rousseau left Geneva for Annecy in 1728. There he met Francois-Louise de Warens who influenced Jacques to Catholicism. Eventually their relationship became romantic. Also gave him an education by sending him to a Catholic school. Rousseau became very comfortable with Latin and …show more content…
She was a seamstress, who lived with her mother. Rousseau and Therese had five children, all who were abandoned shortly after birth. This act would later be used against him by Voltaire and other philosophers.
1749 Rousseau entered his Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, in a competition that was organized by the Academy of Dijon. The Academy wanted submissions on the theme of “Arts and science had improved or corrupted public morals.” He won first place with his contrarian thesis. His book "Discours sur les Sciences et les Arts" "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" was published in 1750; he used it to introduce themes he developed in his later work. This book made Rousseau famous and got a lot of responses for it.
In years of 1752 and 1753 he made important contributions to the field of music. The first was his opera Le Devin Du Village (The Village Soothsayer) which was immediate success. His participation in the “querelle des bouffons” a controversy that was after the performance of Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona. Rousseau had a taste for Italian music, ever since he’s stay in Venice. He pitted the followers of Italian music against those of the French style, this was his second contribution to
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 to Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard. He had an older brother, who had run away from home while Isaac was still a child. His mother died a few days after Rousseau was born, at age ten his father left him to be raised by his Aunt and Uncle.
At sixteen Rousseau left Geneva for Annecy in 1728. There he met Francois-Louise de Warens who influenced Jacques to Catholicism. Eventually their relationship became romantic. Also gave him an education by sending him to a Catholic school. Rousseau became very comfortable with Latin and …show more content…
She was a seamstress, who lived with her mother. Rousseau and Therese had five children, all who were abandoned shortly after birth. This act would later be used against him by Voltaire and other philosophers.
1749 Rousseau entered his Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, in a competition that was organized by the Academy of Dijon. The Academy wanted submissions on the theme of “Arts and science had improved or corrupted public morals.” He won first place with his contrarian thesis. His book "Discours sur les Sciences et les Arts" "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" was published in 1750; he used it to introduce themes he developed in his later work. This book made Rousseau famous and got a lot of responses for it.
In years of 1752 and 1753 he made important contributions to the field of music. The first was his opera Le Devin Du Village (The Village Soothsayer) which was immediate success. His participation in the “querelle des bouffons” a controversy that was after the performance of Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona. Rousseau had a taste for Italian music, ever since he’s stay in Venice. He pitted the followers of Italian music against those of the French style, this was his second contribution to