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David Edmonds

Rousseau's Dog

Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment

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In 1766 philosopher, novelist, composer, and political provocateur Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a fugitive, decried by his enemies as a dangerous madman. Meanwhile David Hume—now recognized as the foremost philosopher in the English language—was being universally lauded as a paragon of decency. And so Rousseau came to England with his beloved dog, Sultan, and willingly took refuge with his more respected counterpart. But within months, the exile was loudly accusing his benefactor of plotting to dishonor him—which prompted a most uncharacteristically violent response from Hume. And so began a remarkable war of words and actions that ensnared many… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Eidinow, John
  • ISBN: 978-0-06-074491-5
  • EAN: 9780060744915
  • Produktnummer: 2457266
  • Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Ausstattung: Trade Paperback

Über den Autor


David Edmonds is an award-winning journalists with the BBC. He's the bestselling authors of Bobby Fischer Goes to War and Wittgenstein's Poker.

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