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Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer (1712-1778) who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society. Unsigned handwritten manuscript fragment in French by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one page, 7.5 x 10, no date but circa 1746. A handwritten excerpt from "Ordonnances des rois de France," stemming from his time as the private secretary to the famous salonnière Louise Marie Madeleine Fontaine, called Madame Dupin (1706–1799). Rousseau summarizes an ordinance of 1360 from King John II of France, later confirmed by his son Charles V, by which the sovereign granted permission "to the Jews, both men and women, to return to the Kingdom and to trade there." Furthermore, John II granted members of this religion "various privileges in which Jewish women are always mentioned alongside Jewish men, even when it comes to assemblies to provide for common needs." The philosopher thus wished to set an example of equality between the sexes, an example that his patroness, Madame Dupin (1706-1795), would use in preparing a work on Women and the Laws. In fine condition.
When Jean-Jacques Rousseau was introduced to Madame Dupin in 1743 he was immediately drawn to the salonnière who was famed for her beauty, wit, and intelligence. Although the infatuated Rousseau had to be discouraged from making unrequested advances to her, Madame Dupin employed the young philosopher as her private secretary and tutor for her son Jacques-Armand in 1745. During his employment Rousseau was mainly occupied with research for Madame Dupin's magisterial work 'On the Equality of Men and Women' and the transcription of her dictation. The excerpt at hand was part of Madame Dupin's highly ambitious project.
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