John-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva. Rousseau is an established intellectual, philosopher, writer, and a composer. Rosseau had a substantial impact in the Enlightenment era through his political thinking. He published many works including Discoure on the Arts and Sciences and The Social Contract. Rousseau’s publications and philosophical propostions have signicant influence in the US Constitution and government.
Rousseau was one of the most influential thinkers in the Enlightenment. In 1750, he publised his first preeminent work, “A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts” as a reponse to the essay contest hosted by the Academy of Dijon. In his work, Rousseau argued that the advacement of sciences and arts intensified the decadence of humans morality and ethics. Rousseau claims that the publiczing of philosophy by other Enlightenment thinkers is out of their desire for social recognition, instead of the sole regard for widsom and knowledge. He believed that human existence on earth has been a long road of deteoriation. Yet, he didn’t mean that …show more content…
He says that the act of creating a society, a soveregin body comes into scene. He believes that his soveregin body, the government, makes rules and decisions to protect the common good of the people. The legislative serves the purpose of steering citizens away for their own personal interests and to look out for the interests of the entire soceity. He notes that the government should only make rules that affect the enitrety of the community. Rousseau’s portrayal of how government and society work together has been implemented into numerous governments and statues. His ideas are clearly applied in the US Constitution on the basis of how government should rule and abide with society as well as the regulations that citziens must
Rousseau was one of the most influential thinkers in the Enlightenment. In 1750, he publised his first preeminent work, “A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts” as a reponse to the essay contest hosted by the Academy of Dijon. In his work, Rousseau argued that the advacement of sciences and arts intensified the decadence of humans morality and ethics. Rousseau claims that the publiczing of philosophy by other Enlightenment thinkers is out of their desire for social recognition, instead of the sole regard for widsom and knowledge. He believed that human existence on earth has been a long road of deteoriation. Yet, he didn’t mean that …show more content…
He says that the act of creating a society, a soveregin body comes into scene. He believes that his soveregin body, the government, makes rules and decisions to protect the common good of the people. The legislative serves the purpose of steering citizens away for their own personal interests and to look out for the interests of the entire soceity. He notes that the government should only make rules that affect the enitrety of the community. Rousseau’s portrayal of how government and society work together has been implemented into numerous governments and statues. His ideas are clearly applied in the US Constitution on the basis of how government should rule and abide with society as well as the regulations that citziens must