卢梭 (Lúsuō): Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Geneva-born Enlightenment philosopher, author of The Social Contract (社会契约论) and Emile (爱弥儿)

Meanings

1 Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Geneva-born Enlightenment philosopher, author of The Social Contract (社会契约论) and Emile (爱弥儿)

Characters

卢

Lú

surname Lu; black (phonetic)

梭

suō

shuttle (phonetic)

Examples

卢梭的《社会契约论》影响了法国大革命。

Lúsuō de 'Shèhuì Qìyuē Lùn' yǐngxiǎng le Fǎguó Dàgémìng.

Rousseau's Social Contract influenced the French Revolution.

人生而自由,却无往不在枷锁之中——这是卢梭的名言。

Rén shēng ér zìyóu, què wú wǎng bù zài jiāsuǒ zhī zhōng — zhè shì Lúsuō de míngyán.

'Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains' — a famous line from Rousseau.

Tips

history

His idea that sovereignty resides in the 公意 (general will) became a foundation of modern republicanism and was cited extensively by Robespierre. 爱弥儿 (Emile) founded modern progressive education.

usage

Distinguish from 罗素 (Luósù, Bertrand Russell) and 鲁迅 (Lǔ Xùn) — all three are routinely confused by students. The surname 卢 (Lú) here is a phonetic match for Rous-.