Academy of Dijon prize competition

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The Academy of Dijon prize competition was an 18th-century French intellectual contest that invited philosophical essays on major social and moral questions, notably inspiring Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s famous discourse on inequality.

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instanceOf essay prize ⓘ
intellectual competition ⓘ
philosophical contest ⓘ
aim to solicit essays on major social and moral questions ⓘ
award prize for best essay ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
evaluationMethod jury of academicians ⓘ
field ethics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
genre moral philosophy ⓘ
philosophical essay ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
historicalSignificance catalyst for Rousseau’s major political-philosophical works ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
inspiredWork Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality ⓘ
intellectualContext French Enlightenment ⓘ
language French ⓘ
location Burgundy ⓘ
Dijon ⓘ
notableAuthor Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ
notableWorkSubmitted Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men ⓘ
organizer Académie de Dijon ⓘ
participant Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ
sponsorType learned society ⓘ
topic civil society ⓘ
human nature ⓘ
moral questions ⓘ
political order ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ

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Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men → writtenFor → Academy of Dijon prize competition ⓘ