Retournez á la nature

Known as the Father of French Romanticism, JeanJacques Rousseau 1s noted for contributing much to his time. Not only will he be remembered for being an essayist and novelist, but he is noted as a philosopher and a principal adversary of the characteristics of 18th century philosophy.1 Rousseau\u27s unique childhood became his own philosophy and in turn the basis of his well known educational theory retournez , a la nature the return to nature. Because of this theory and his writings, education as well as literature, were greatly influenced.