Jean Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile The true self as the natural self Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was born in Geneva and developed many of his philosophical views in Paris. His philosophy had a profound influence on modern political and social thought, and on education. His conception of the self and authenticity ...

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Bertrand Russell – From mathematical thinking to Hegelianism and back   Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was an important British philosopher, considered one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy. Throughout his life he continued developing and changing his philosophical views, sometimes from one extreme to another. He was also very intere...

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My true self is my freedom to define myself Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was an important French existentialist philosopher, political activist, novelist and playwright. In his student years, while studying philosophy and other fields at École Normale Supérieure, he met Simone de Beauvoir, who became his life-long companion and lover. The two maint...