Rousseau, born in Geneva in June 1712 and spending most of his life in France, had a turbulent life which can be divided into three parts: his ‘apprentice’ years end in 1749 with his ‘illumination’ on his way to Vincennes; the years of maturity (1750–64), which were marked by his major publications, among them the three Discourses, Émile, and The Social Contract; and finally the years of decline up to his death in 1778.1 Rousseau's writings on international law and international relations fall into the second period. In 1756, he moved to a cottage called the...
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