Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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| Franco-Genevan philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism |
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Works[edit]
- Speech on the Arts and Sciences (1750, Discours sur les sciences et les arts)
- Discourse on Political Economy (1755, Discours d’économie politique)
- Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men (1755, Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité parmi les hommes) 1761 translation
- Letters to M. D'Alembert on the Theater (1758, Lettre à d’Alembert sur les spectacles)
- The New Heloise (1761, Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse)
- Emile, or On Education (1762, Émile, ou De l’éducation)
- The Creed of a Savoyard Priest (Profession de foi du vicaire savoyard) external scan
- The Social Contract (1762, Du contrat social) 1764 translation
- Letters Written from the Mountain (1764, Lettres de la montagne)
- Considerations on the Government of Poland (1782)
- Reveries of a Solitary Walker (1782, Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire)
- Confessions (Rousseau) (1782–1789, Les Confessions) vol 1, vol 2
- Letters on the elements of botany, addressed to a lady, by the celebrated J. J. Rousseau (1771-1773, Lettres (élémentaires) sur la botanique à Madame Delessert) external scan
- Thirty-eight plates, with explanations, intended to illustrate Linnaeus's system of vegetables : and particularly adapted to the Letters on the elements of botany
by Thomas Martyn, 1735-1825; Publication date 1788 external scan
Works about Rousseau[edit]
- "Rousseau, Jean Jacques," in The Nuttall Encyclopædia, (ed.) by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (1907)
- "Rousseau, Jean Jacques," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
On his works[edit]
- "Confessions, Les," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.