Jean-Jacques Rousseau audiobooks
Geneva 1712 – Ermenonville 1778
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- Early Modern & Enlightenment · Literary Fiction
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought.
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The Social Contract & DiscoursesThe Social Contract is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1762 political philosophy work exploring how legitimate authority can exist within a community while…1762 · 10h 57m - 2
EmileEmile, or On Education is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's treatise examining education's nature and its relationship to human development.1762 · 20h 53m - 3
A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among MankindDiscourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is an influential 1755 philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau examining how…1755 · 2h 16m
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Where should I start with Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
The Social Contract & Discourses is the best-known Jean-Jacques Rousseau title here, and its first chapter plays free on its page. After that, try Emile.
Are these Rousseau audiobooks free?
The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. Every Rousseau title is in the full library: $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial.
How long are Jean-Jacques Rousseau's audiobooks?
A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind is the shortest at 2 hr 16 min and Eloisa the longest at 27 hr 27 min — about 86 hours in all.