Beyond Good and Evil · Character
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher frequently critiqued for his sentimentality.
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Also known as Rousseau
First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau shows up with force in The Twilight of European Taste: From Mozart to Romanticism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Part of the European 'fate' and sentiment (dreaming, revolution) reflected in Beethoven's music; his language now sounds strange to modern ears.
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