Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 Jun 1712 Jahr – 2 Jul 1778 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss philosopher and author, born to French parents, who traveled to France to become a successful writer. He developed a frenemy relationship with Voltaire and wrote a book called "The Social Contract" in 1762, referencing Thomas Hobbes and John Locke's ideas of the relationship between a leader and the people of a country, while introducing the belief that the majority is right and that people shall give up some rights to the beliefs of the majority. Rousseau respected the Native Americans, of which he called "noble savages," and created the idea that man is good but is corrupted by society.