This work is a frank treatment of Rousseau's sexual and intellectual development. It offers a model for the reflective life: the solitary, uncompromising indivi

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'No one can write a man's life except himself.' In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humbl

Reproduction of the original: The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau