Rousseau (jun 28, 1712 – jul 2, 1778)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss philosopher, writer, and Enlightenment thinker. He wrote The Social Contract and attacked rationalism and civilization as destroying the individual. He claimed that general will is sacred and absolute.Added to timeline:
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jun 28, 1712
jul 2, 1778
~ 66 years