World history/WHME101/Enlightenment/Rousseau

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (painted portrait)


Read the below article, from the Saylor Foundation. As you do so, consider the following questions:

  • What is The Social Contract?
  • What is Rousseau's concept of 'the general will'?
  • How important have Rousseau's theories been in the past 250 years?


The Saylor Foundation, 'Jean-Jacques Rousseau', March 2014.


Complete the below sentence on WEnotes.

  • Rousseau's contribution to the Enlightenment ...

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