Letter to M. d'Alembert on Spectacles
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title:
Letter to M. d'Alembert on Spectacles
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Letter to M. d'Alembert on Spectacles is a 1758 essay written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in opposition to an article published in the Encyclopédie by Jean d'Alembert that proposed the establishment of a theatre in Geneva. More generally, it is a critical analysis of the effects of culture on morals, that clarifies the links between politics and social life. Rousseau relates the issue of a theatre in Geneva to the broader social context, warning of the potential the theatre has to corrupt the moral
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1758 essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_to_M._d%27Alembert_on_Spectacles
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2009-04-07T18:40:41Z
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2024-08-28T19:02:05Z
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