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The Enlightenment (c. 1650 – 1780), also known as the Age of Reason, was an influential intellectual and cultural movement that swept through Europe during the late 17th and 18th centuries. Spanning roughly from 1650 to 1780, it represented a departure from tr...

Overview Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a influential Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the Enlightenment era. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and modern political and educational thought. He often presented himself ...