Anpof’s Rousseau and the Enlightenment WG was set up on the initiative of researchers interested in creating a common space for the discussion, development and dissemination of research on the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). The WG counts on the participation of specialists from various Brazilian universities, giving it a characteristically inter-institutional feature. The various strands of Rousseau’s work cover themes that are presented in their philosophical, political, literary and pedagogical implications.