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The Swiss-born philosopher and political theorist, Jean Jacques Rousseau ranks as one of the greatest figures of the French Enlightenment. Yet Jean Jacques Rousseau the man and his writings constitute a problem for anyone who wants to grasp to understand...

The Swiss-born philosopher, author, political theorist, and composer Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) ranks as one of the greatest figures of the French Enlightenment. Both Jean Jacques Rousseau the man and his writings constitute a problem for anyone w...

The Complete Works of Voltaire/OEuvres completes de Voltaire. Ed. by GUNNAR VON PROSCHWITZ. Vol. IV: Histoire de Charles XII. Oxford: The Voltaire Foundation. 1996. 701 pp. 90 [pounds sterling]. In terms of philosophic and social history, Voltaire was learning his trade in...

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