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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. Jean-Jacques Rousseau . Discourse on the Arts and Sciences . [The First Discourse] . 1750. Discourse . which was awarded the prize by the Academy of Dijon in the year 1750 on this question, which the Academy itself proposed, Has the restoration of the sciences and the arts contributed to refining moral practices?

  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. Discourse on the Arts and Sciences. A Discourse Which Won the Prize at the Academy of Dijon in 1750 on this Question Proposed by the Academy: Has the Restoration of the Arts and Sciences had a Purifying Effect upon Morals? By Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Translated by G. D. H. Cole. 1750 Barbarus hic ego sum, qui non intelligor illis. Ovid.1.

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  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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 ...

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