Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher of the 18th century. His ideologies about the nature of man and his work on the social contract both had major influence on how the American Government runs today.
No. john Locke influenced the American revolution. Rousseau influenced the French Revolution.
Locke and Rousseau were both writers. Both men wrote about democracy and the rights that all people should be given.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is most commonly named.
Thomas Paine once said "these are the times that try men's souls". This was a direct allusion to Rousseau's direct philosophy of self determination.
He influenced him by letting Thomas Jefferson know that could do many things
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Locke and Rousseau were both writers. Both men wrote about democracy and the rights that all people should be given.
he help create a demorcatic government and was a great influence to other philosophers.
Rousseau's mostly direct influence was immediate and on the French Revolution. His ideas of legitimacy through the people, support of a republic, and the use of government to manifest the General Will had a profound impact of how organisers and revolutionaries structured their movement and led the Revolution.
European EnlightenmentMost political scientists and historians credit john Locke as the greatest individual influence on the formation of the US. Others included French thinkers like Rousseau.
European EnlightenmentMost political scientists and historians credit john Locke as the greatest individual influence on the formation of the US. Others included French thinkers like Rousseau.
Rousseau liked eating cheese. Therefore he turned hard :)
Many of the ideas in the French Revolution were first expressed in the American Declaration of Independence. The concept of the Committee of Public Safety came from the United States. Many of the ideas in the French Revolution came from Rousseau and Voltaire, especially Rousseau. It has given the two governments a decidedly different outlook. Rousseau has the French government far more involved in the lives of the citizens than the American government.
The State exists to serve the will of the people. (ESHS Government and Citizenship 01 Foundations of American Government )
Jean Jacques Rousseau :)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is the author of The Social Contract, which discusses the principles for the ideal relationship between the government and the people. Rousseau's work influenced political theories on the role of government and individual freedoms.
John Locke, Rousseau, and possibly later by Thomas Paine.