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Rousseauan

Rousseauan

9.9
A person who follows the ideas of the French thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • noun
  • /ruːˈzoʊən/
  • Formal
: rousseauano
  • As a Rousseauan, she believed that civilization corrupts natural human goodness and that education should nurture rather than constrain.

Examples

  • Still, the effects of the Rousseauan revolution have also left their marks on men.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Here, most of all, he benefits from the Rousseauan moral revolution.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Conservatives, aware that the specter of revolution stalking Europe was of Rousseauan lineage, once spluttered at the very mention of his name.

    Academic text (1997)

  • My own principles of philanthropy being Maimonidean rather than Rousseauan, I would think Emile more of a man if he concealed or at least deprecated his good deed.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Many modern educational theorists consider themselves Rousseauan in advocating for the importance of individual freedom in learning.

  • The political debate was heavily influenced by Rousseauan ideals, emphasizing the social contract and collective will.

Synonyms

Rousseauist
vsRousseauan
  • Formal
9.9

A person who supports or follows the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

is identical in meaning but appears as an alternative stylistic or spelling form

Surface Forms

Rousseauan singular
Rousseauans plural

Morphology

Rousseauan = Rousseau (transparent) = Rousseau + an

Standard denominal/adjectival formation from the proper name Rousseau; the noun sense 'a person who adheres to Rousseau' is a direct extension of the adjective.

Etymology

Rousseauan is a person named after Rousseau, with the ending -ean meaning 'of' or 'like', as in Shakespearean. So a Rousseauan is someone who follows or supports Rousseau's ideas about nature, freedom, and the role of the people in government.