Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject:

A'Has the progress of the sciences and the arts contributed to corrupt or purify morals?'

B'Has the progress of the sciences contributed to corrupt morals?'

C'Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals?'

DNone of the above

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