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 He believed that private property and economic inequality were the root causes of social injustice and conflict.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/24540217|jstor]])]
+===== Influenced Democratic Movements =====
+Rousseau's political philosophy influenced the development of democratic movements around the world, including the American and French Revolutions.[([[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rousseau/|stanford]])]
+===== Critic Of Slavery =====
+He was a critic of the institution of slavery and advocated for its abolition.[([[https://read.dukeupress.edu/small-axe/article/19/1%20(46)/5/33333/Reading-Rousseau-in-the-Colonies-Theory-Practice|dukeupress]])]
+===== Sovereignty Of General Will =====
+Rousseau's belief in the sovereignty of the general will sparked debates about the nature of democracy and majority rule.[([[https://poliarchia.wsmip.uj.edu.pl/documents/123362602/1ef8e51d-eda9-40cd-af84-daa2f1eecd13|poliarchia]])]
+===== Direct Democracy =====
+He was a proponent of direct democracy, where citizens participate directly in decision-making rather than through elected representatives.[([[https://www.commoncause.org/north-carolina/democracy-wire/building-democracy-2-0-rousseau-and-the-will-of-the-people/|commoncause]])]
+===== Environmentalism =====
+Rousseau's ideas about the importance of nature and simplicity influenced the development of environmentalism and the back-to-nature movement.[([[https://estoicoviver.com/en/philosophy/rousseau-understand-his-main-ideas-and-impact/|estoicoviver]])]
+===== Social Inequality =====
+He believed that excessive luxury and materialism corrupt human virtues and lead to social inequality.[([[http://imagining-other.net/enl6humannaturerousseau.htm|imagining-other]])]
+===== Writing On Music =====
+Rousseau's writings on music, particularly his opera "Pygmalion," contributed to the development of Romantic music.[([[https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/29816816.pdf|core]])]
+===== Voltaire and Diderot =====
+He had a contentious relationship with other Enlightenment thinkers, including Voltaire and Diderot, due to their differing views on reason and human nature.[([[https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Rousseau-hate-Voltaire|quora]])]
+===== Censorship And Persecution =====
+Rousseau's philosophical ideas often clashed with the prevailing religious and political authorities of his time, leading to censorship and persecution.[([[https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cole-the-social-contract-and-discourses|libertyfund]])]
+===== Seeking Refuge =====
+He spent much of his life traveling throughout Europe, seeking refuge from political persecution and financial hardship.[([[https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000062935|unesco]])]
+===== Headline =====
+Rousseau's concept of the "general will" remains a central tenet of modern democratic theory.[([[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-politics/article/rousseaus-legacy-in-two-conceptions-of-the-general-will-democratic-and-transcendent/E1CC0E9AACA9F73C3B9720EA27684D25|cambridge]])]
+===== Education Focus =====
+He believed that education should focus on developing moral character and civic virtue rather than simply imparting knowledge and skills.[([[https://www.bookey.app/book/emile%2C-or-on-education|bookey]])]
+===== Emapthy And Compassion =====
+Rousseau's ideas about the importance of empathy and compassion influenced the development of humanitarian movements.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/27644481|jstor]])]
+===== Rights Of Children =====
+He was an advocate for the rights of children, arguing for more compassionate and nurturing approaches to child-rearing and education.[([[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319299823_Lingering_Discourses_Jean_Jacque_Rousseau's_18th-Century_Images_of_Mothers_Fathers_and_Children|researchgate]])]
+===== Intrinsic Goodness Of Human Nature =====
+Rousseau's belief in the intrinsic goodness of human nature contrasted sharply with the prevailing pessimism of many Enlightenment thinkers.[([[https://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:102043/datastream/PDF/view|dlib]])]

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