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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Geneva celebrates unloved son

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Geneva once condemned Jean-Jacques Rousseau and burned his books, but is now preparing to celebrate his birth 300 years ago with pomp. The Swiss city has declared him one of its greatest citizens and a key figure of the Enlightenment. The official launch of the 300th anniversary entitled "2012 Rousseau for All" on January 19 will inaugurate an ambitious year-long programme. It will illustrate the writer's many facets as a philosopher, thinker, teacher, musician and herbalist, who wrote about...Read Full Story

Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault

By praayaill on  From yeoumtur.blogspot.com
Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault Stephen R. C. Hicks (Author) (35) Download: $7.99 197 used & new from $7.76 (Visit the Best Sellers in Politics & Current Events list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description Tracing postmodernism from its roots in Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant to their development in thinkers such as Michel Foucault and Richard Rorty, philosopher Stephen Hicks provides a...Read Full Story

The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau

By rakkannaa on  From phonphain.blogspot.com
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau (21) Release Date: November 1, 2006 Buy new: $17.99 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Philosophy list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Find the best price Click HereRead Full Story

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By Royal Monarchial Government on  From education14.blogspot.com
XI EDUCATION DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT Jean Jacques Rousseau One of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau argued that individual freedom is more important than state institutions. His political writings helped inspire the French Revolution (1789-1799). He also wrote eloquently on education, arguing that children learn best by interacting freely with their environment. His thoughts on education anticipated 20th-century reforms in schooling...Read Full Story

Rousseau and Topiary: Northern France’s Garden Route

By Liliek Suwarto HS on  From raffatourism.blogspot.com
The garden oasis of Yves Gosse de Gorre in Sericourt is a magnet for tourists from around Europe, with its ‘warrior’ yew trees and ‘war council’ thujas. (DPA Photo) Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had clear-cut ideas, whether it was about the ideal state or the ideal garden. Citizens should be free and responsible, he argued, while gardens should be left to nature and not be stringently designed like the baroque parks that were the fashion of his time. Rousseau was also a passionate...Read Full Story
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