One of the most important philosophers in the Enlightenment era is Jean Jacques Rousseau. He was born at Geneva on June28th 1712. While he was learning music in his youthful days, he learned the idea that the arts and sciences had improved corrupted the morals of mankind. In 1754 he wrote the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality, which emphasized about natural goodness of man and the corrupting influences of institutionalized life. In 1762, he saw The Social Contract which started the statement of "Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains." At the time, he stated "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," It became the slogan in French Revolution. His Philosophy of Right gave many successors new idea for the next era. Later, Rousseau’s great works effected Romanticism movement in Europe.
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