Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon
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The Académie de Dijon
was founded by Hector-Bernard Pouffier, the most senior member of the Parlement de Bourgogne, in 1725. It received royal lettres patentes in 1740. In 1775, it became the "Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon." From 1855 to 1869 it was called the "Académie Impériale des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon" before returning in 1870, to the name "Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon."
In July 1750, it sponsored a prize competition on the question of "whether the reestablishment of the sciences and the arts contributed to purifying morals." Jean-Jacques Rousseau
won the prize by arguing in the negative, in his Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
. In 1754, he again competed for the prize with his Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, but did not win the prize that year.
The Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon still exists, and still offers the prize.
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
was founded by Hector-Bernard Pouffier, the most senior member of the Parlement de Bourgogne, in 1725. It received royal lettres patentes in 1740. In 1775, it became the "Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon." From 1855 to 1869 it was called the "Académie Impériale des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon" before returning in 1870, to the name "Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon."
In July 1750, it sponsored a prize competition on the question of "whether the reestablishment of the sciences and the arts contributed to purifying morals." Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise...
won the prize by arguing in the negative, in his Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences , more commonly known as Discourse on the Sciences and Arts , is an essay by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau which argued that the arts and sciences corrupt human morality...
. In 1754, he again competed for the prize with his Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, but did not win the prize that year.
The Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon still exists, and still offers the prize.