1762 ⟶ Rousseau Publishes 'The Social Contract'

The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right by Jea...
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✍️ 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

🖋️ Voltaire Publishes Candide

Candide by Voltaire⟶
Voltaire Publishes Candide (1759)
LiteratureEnlightenmentSatireFrench LiteratureVoltaireSocial Commentary
FranceFrance

📖 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

📚 Rousseau Publishes *Emile: or, On Education*

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

📜 Publication of Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'

Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke⟶
Publication of Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' (1790)
EnlightenmentFrench RevolutionConservatismPolitical PhilosophyIdeologyPolitical ThoughtSocial CommentaryRevolution
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

📜 Publication of Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man"

Rights of Man by Thomas Paine⟶
Publication of Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" (1791)
EnlightenmentPolitical PhilosophyAmerican RevolutionFrench RevolutionDemocracyHuman RightsRevolutionSocial ReformRepublicanism
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceUnited StatesUnited States