Rousseau''s Exemplary Life: The Confessions as Political Philosophy
ISBN: 9781501745935
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Cornell University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Rousseau Jean-Jacques 1712–1778 -- Contributions in political science; Rousseau Jean-Jacques 1712-1778. Confessions;

In this stimulating reading of Rousseau's Confessions , Christopher Kelly breaks down the artificial distinction traditionally made between this autobiographical work and Rousseau's overtly philosophical works. At the same time, Kelly provides us with the most complete commentary on the Confessions written in any language.


Christopher Kelly is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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