1762 ⟶ Rousseau Publishes *Emile: or, On Education*

Emile: or, On Education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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1781

✍️ Descartes Publishes Discours de la Méthode

René Descartes publishes Discours de la Méthode ("The Discourse on the Method") in French.⟶
Descartes Publishes Discours de la Méthode (1637)
PhilosophyScientific RevolutionRationalismEpistemologyMetaphysicsEnlightenment
FranceFrance

📚 Adam Smith Publishes *The Theory of Moral Sentiments*

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith⟶
Adam Smith Publishes *The Theory of Moral Sentiments* (1759)
EnlightenmentMoral PhilosophyEthicsPhilosophySocial TheoryHuman Nature
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Rousseau Publishes *Emile: or, On Education*

Emile: or, On Education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau⟶
Rousseau Publishes *Emile: or, On Education* (1762)
EnlightenmentPhilosophyEducationPolitical TheoryIdeas
FranceFranceSwitzerlandSwitzerland

📖 Rousseau Publishes 'The Social Contract'

The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right by Jean-Jacques Rousseau⟶
Rousseau Publishes 'The Social Contract' (1762)
EnlightenmentPolitical PhilosophySocial Contract TheoryRepublicanismDemocracyPolitical ThoughtRevolution
FranceFrance

🧠 Kant Publishes *Critique of Pure Reason*

Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant (publication of first edition)⟶
Kant Publishes *Critique of Pure Reason* (1781)
PhilosophyEnlightenmentEpistemologyMetaphysicsImmanuel Kant
GermanyGermany