1. Jean Jacques Rousseau
By : Gurluv Singh, Andrew DeLeon, Fay Lin, Sophie Harris, and Marcela Erickson

2. Early Life Son of a poor Swiss watchmaker
Mother died a few days after his birth, brother ran away
Father left after being threatened with imprisonment
Fled to Annecy, France and fell in love with Louise de Warens
Annecy, France
Example of a wood engraving
Rousseau’s father fled because he was threatened with imprisonment

3. Main Beliefs
Rousseau
Believed that civilization corrupted people’s natural goodness
Said that “Man is born free ,and everywhere he is in chains”
Means we are born free, yet we are tied down by society
Wrote that the Social Contract was an agreement between society and its government
To Rousseau was an agreement between free people to create a society and government.

4. Main Beliefs Pt 2
Believed the only good government was one that was freely formed by the people and guided by the “general will” of society-- a direct democracy.
Anyone under this government agrees to give up freedom for the common good
Believed all people were equal and nobility should be abolished
Inspired ideas of the French revolution
Argued that legitimate government comes from the consent of the governed

5. Published Works The Social Contract Published: 1750
Wrote to express Rousseau’s belief in a government of free citizens

6. Influences and Legacies
Rousseau’s ideas greatly inspired many leaders of the French Revolution like Maximilien Robespierre
Rousseau argued that legitimate government came from the consent of the governed
He also believed that all people were equal and thought that titles of nobility should be abolished
The French Revolution

7. Not so Fun Facts & Quotes
As a teenager, Rousseau supported himself as a servant, tutor and secretary in Italy and France while living on and off with de Warens.
He was a composer and music theorist
Became a lifelong fan of italian opera while working as a secretary
He abandoned his son and the guilt haunted him for life because he was just repeating what his father had done to him was 10 ahahaha how fun:)

8. Works Cited
Delaney, James J. "Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778)." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, n.d. Web. 24 Oct