Question

Who wrote the ‘‘Discourse on the Origin of Inequality”?
1. Voltaire
2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. Montesquieu
4. Locke

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The correct answer is Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

• ‘Discourse on the Origin of Inequality” Written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

 

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer.
• His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic and educational thought.

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