Discours sur les sciences et les arts
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Rousseau's "Discours sur les sciences et les arts" is a critique of the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason and progress. Rousseau argues that the pursuit of knowledge and culture has corrupted human nature and led to inequality, vice, and unhappiness. He calls for a return to a simpler, more virtuous way of life.Book Details
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Switzerland
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolut...
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