How Did Jean Jacques Rousseau Influence Humanity

Born June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland to Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard,
Jean-Jacques Rousseau would advance intellectually, with great rapidity, to ultimately become one of the greatest philosophers of the time. His ideas regarding human nature and the corruption of mankind, stem from unforgettable childhood trauma and curiosity. Soon after the birth of Jean Jacques Rousseau, his mother Suzanne Bernard passed away, leaving his father to care for Rousseau and his brother. Such tragic loss followed Rousseau throughout his early years, taking the form of multiple familial catastrophes. His elder brother fled from the household while Rousseau was still a young child and his father abandoned him after an altercation with a French captain.1 His early life experiences are a major contributing factor that ultimately led Rousseau to become an enlightened figure. Rousseau's beliefs regarding human nature and society are very much a reflection of his personal experiences and the pernicious effect they had on his own mind.
From his book Emile, the quote “A child who is not malformed, and who has conserved his innocence until twenty, is at that age the most generous, the best, the most loving, and the most lovable of
While an interconnected society is most often considered a positive social trait; in the case of social media, connectivity has extreme negative connotations that stem from the debilitating effects that social media has on a person's mental and emotional health. Foremost, abusing social media has the capability to decrease a person's self-esteem; however, it can also lead to increased anxiety, depression, feelings of inferiority, and addiction to social media networks.5 The human tendency to wield double edged swords, such as social media (which leads to interconnectedness and inferiority) is a representation of how Rousseau's beliefs are still applicable to society, hundreds of years