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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
popular sovereignty
political term
civil religion
implicit religious values of a nation
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
German dramatist and playwright (1723-1807)
Françoise-Louise de Warens
Swiss baroness (1699-1762)

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1954 film by Sacha Guitry
general will
term in political philosophy
eat the rich
anticapitalist political motto; abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau Institute
organization
Thérèse Levasseur
partner of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1721-1801)
Île Rousseau
island on the Rhône river in Geneva, Switzerland

Isaac Rousseau
Genevan watchmaker (1672–1747)
Les Charmettes
house
amour-propre
Amour-propre (; ) is a French term that can be variously translated as "self-love", "self-esteem", or "vanity". In philosophy, it is a term used by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who contrasts it with another kind of self-love, which he calls amour de soi.