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(On The) Equality Among Mankind: Introductory Note

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

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Introductory Note

Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June 28, 1712, the son of a watchmaker of French origin. His education was irregular, and though he tried many professions - including engraving, music, and teaching - he found it difficult to support himself in any of them. The discovery of his talent as a writer came with the winning of a prize offered by the Academy of Dijon for a discourse on the question, "Whether the progress of the sciences and of letters has tended to corrupt or to elevate morals." He argued so brilliantly that the tendency ...

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