Jean-Jacques Rousseau's fellow philosophes deemed which of his books as "hysterical and obscene"?
A) Julie
B) Emile
C) The Social Contract
D) Sense and Sensibility
E) Meditations on a First Philosophy

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's book "Julie" was seen as controversial by his fellow philosophes due to its depiction of Julie's sexual behavior being linked to her emotional and mental state, as well as a critique of the aristocracy. Some even called it "hysterical and obscene."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Fellow Philosophes Deemed Which of His Books as "Hysterical