Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one of the most important names in the world of French thought and literature, came to the world on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland Growing up with religious education, Rousseau worked with music and taught music in his first youth. Again these years, Rousseau made his living by making translations. On the days of his interpreting, Rousseau had the opportunity to see many cities of Italy, France and Switzerland. However, these years, Rousseau's writings are forbidden in the country. After this ban, Scottish thinker David Hume went to Great Britain on the invitation. Having stayed here for a while, Rousseau accepted Calvinism, a denomination that passed from England to Switzerland to Neuchatel, where it rejected the …show more content…
Rousseau, who lived for some time as a calvinist, later became a Catholic believer, but after a while he became a Calvinist again. Rousseau passed away on July 2, 1778 in France-Ermenonville. Throughout his 66-year career, Jean-Jacques Rousseau has been regarded as one of the world's most important writers and philosophers by his literary works, as well as his philosophical ideas and political theories. Rousseau's state understanding is clearly revolutionary. According to him, the state is based on the authoritarian sovereignty - as it is in the classical defense of divine favor - monarchical sovereignty - and in the authoritarian sovereignty - which Hobbes is in Leviafhan - which is a lot of free from hegemony, on the contrary to the free union of the citizens. According to Rousseau, only such domination is prevalent . Contractual thought and the doctrine of sovereignty were developed during the period of religious wars and civil wars in Europe. They are the answer to the weaknesses of the social and political institutions that characterize this age, to unbridled authority, to wars and social miseries. According to him, sovereignty is indivisible and …show more content…
The Social Contract is written in 4 different books by Rousseau. In general, there are issues such as how to establish the ideal political order in general, the role of ideal governments and the political role of the society. For an ideal political order, Rousseau is aiming at the social contract in his work. The work of the Society Agreement has made a great impact both in France and in Europe. So much so that Rousseau's ideas in the book used the new order to be established in his country. Many revolutions and reforms have been at the