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Rousseau's dog
two great thinkers at war in the Age of Enlightenment
By Edmonds, David C. & Eidinow, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-06074-490-8
- Publisher
- New York : Ecco, c2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
In 1765, Jean Jacques Rousseau, hounded out of several European localities for his provocative writings, accepted the offer of David Hume-the two had never met-to help him find respite in England. "I think I could pass all my life in his company without any danger of our quarreling," declared Hume. He spoke too soon. Over the weeks that followed, their relationship broke apart in a succession of private and public epistolary exchanges, pseudononymous ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
