![]() ![]() Rousseau does not write in a European context, but in a Geneva context, he is proud of his Geneva citizenship. Geneva in the 18th century: a struggle between social classes ![]() He tackles a multitude of subjects, he is the author of treatises on music, a treatise on languages, a political and literary work, he was interested in education, he was a man of genius who touched everything he is the Mozart of the humanities, he has something universal for having touched many and varied subjects. Rousseau is a great traveller who has had a wandering life, he has the experience of the humanity of men, but also the experience of travel and wandering. Rousseau is a man who has experienced the relationship of domination having worked for people who did not always treat him well, he has the experience of a craftsman, the experience of service, he has worked in multiple trades giving him considerable human experience. We owe you Calvin, you owe us Rousseau. ». Marc Monnier addresses the French delegation : « You gave us the Reformation, we gave you the Revolution. ![]() 1878: Celebration in Geneva of the "Centenary of Jean-Jacques" on the hundredth anniversary of his death. ![]()
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