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  2. Published in English. London, W. Owen, 1751. A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences (1750), also known as Discourse on the Sciences and Arts (French: Discours sur les sciences et les arts) and commonly referred to as The First Discourse, is an essay by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau which argued that the arts and ...

  3. A Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts. essay by Rousseau. Also known as: “Discours sur les sciences et les arts”, “Discourse on the Arts and Sciences” Learn about this topic in these articles: discussed in biography. In Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Formative years.

  4. His first major philosophical work, A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, was the winning response to an essay contest conducted by the Academy of Dijon in 1750. In this work, Rousseau argues that the progression of the sciences and arts has caused the corruption of virtue and morality.

  5. In 1750, Rousseau’s First Discourse, or the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, won an essay contest held by the Academy of Dijon on the topic of, “Whether the restoration of the sciences and arts tended to purify morals?”. Rousseau argued that progress in the arts and sciences corrupted moral virtues and laid the groundwork for arguments ...

  6. Oct 19, 2023 · Rousseau’s Discourse on the Arts and Sciences. By: Philip D. Bunn October 19, 2023. Rousseau’s life was marked and marred by controversy and persecution.

  7. Here is one of the greatest and most beautiful questions ever raised. In this Discourse it is not a question of those metaphysical subtleties which have triumphed over all parts of literature and from which programs in an Academy are not always exempt.

  8. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) wrote A Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts (commonly called The First Discourse) in 1750, as his entry in a competition set by the Academy of Dijon. His essay won first prize, and that success very quickly elevated him from obscurity and made him a celebrity.

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