Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, because his mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him. Rousseau became an apprentice for an engraver when he was thirteen years old, but he ran away when he was sixteen. A while later, he took a job as Madame Louise de Warens’ secretary. Madame Louise de Warens influenced many of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s philosophical ideas and writings.
When Jean was thirty, he visited Paris and became acquainted with Diderot, the man who wrote the first encyclopedia. This might be one of the main reasons Rousseau supported education, even for women. Rousseau thought that we were all born without knowledge, so we need
When Jean was thirty, he visited Paris and became acquainted with Diderot, the man who wrote the first encyclopedia. This might be one of the main reasons Rousseau supported education, even for women. Rousseau thought that we were all born without knowledge, so we need