Jean Jacques Rousseau

The Reveries of the Solitary Walker (eBook, ePUB)

Reflections on Solitude, Nature, and Enlightenment Philosophy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Jean Jacques Rousseau's 'The Reveries of the Solitary Walker' is a collection of autobiographical reflections by the philosopher as he takes solitary walks in nature. Written in a poetic and introspective style, the book delves into Rousseau's thoughts on society, politics, and the nature of existence. The work is a prime example of the late 18th-century Romantic movement, with its focus on individualism, emotion, and the sublime beauty of nature. Rousseau's use of language is eloquent and philosophical, challenging readers to contemplate their own place in the world. The book provides a deep insight into the mind and soul of one of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment period. Jean Jacques Rousseau's experiences as a social and political theorist, as well as his own personal struggles, undoubtedly influenced the writing of 'The Reveries of the Solitary Walker.' The book can be seen as a reflection of Rousseau's yearning for inner peace and connection with nature amidst the tumultuous events of his time. I highly recommend 'The Reveries of the Solitary Walker' to readers interested in philosophy, literature, and the beauty of solitude.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066338095237
• Artikelnr.: 64076684

Autorenporträt

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic and educational thought. His Discourse on Inequality and The Social Contract are cornerstones in modern political and social thought. Rousseau's sentimental novel Julie, or the New Heloise (1761) was important to the development of preromanticism and romanticism in fiction.[2][3] His Emile, or On Education (1762) is an educational treatise on the place of the individual in society. Rousseau's autobiographical writings-the posthumously published Confessions (composed in 1769), which initiated the modern autobiography, and the unfinished Reveries of a Solitary Walker (composed 1776-1778)-exemplified the late-18th-century "Age of Sensibility", and featured an increased focus on subjectivity and introspection that later characterized modern writing. Rousseau befriended fellow philosophy writer Denis Diderot in 1742, and would later write about Diderot's romantic troubles in his Confessions. During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophers among members of the Jacobin Club. He was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death. Rousseau was born in Geneva, which was at the time a city-state and a Protestant associate of the Swiss Confederacy. Since 1536, Geneva had been a Huguenot republic and the seat of Calvinism. Five generations before Rousseau, his ancestor Didier, a bookseller who may have published Protestant tracts, had escaped persecution from French Catholics by fleeing to Geneva in 1549, where he became a wine merchant