Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and why did he turn against civilisation?

Send us Fan Mail In the first of three Beyond the Text episodes on Rousseau, Samuel Woodall explores the life behind the arguments: the Confessions, Geneva, Madame de Warens, Paris and Diderot, the First Discourse, amour-propre, and the troubled relationship with David Hume. Jack Thomson is unwell, so Samuel presents this opening episode solo. The Rousseau series continues on Wednesday. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:01 The Confessions 02:51 Geneva and Rousseau's early life 05:25 Apprenticeship 06:49 Madame de Warens 08:43 Les Charmettes 09:59 Paris and Diderot 11:38 Children and contradictions 12:36 The First Discourse 14:39 Civilisation 15:21 Amour-propre 16:34 Exile and David Hume 18:29 Conclusion Explore Beyond the Text: https://beyondthetext.co.uk The Intellectual Historian: https://theintellectualhistorian.com READING Rousseau, Confessions: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3913 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rousseau/ Support the show