The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker

by Thomas L. Pangle

Book Overview

The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker is the first complete exegesis and interpretation of Rousseau's final and culminating work, showing its full philosophic and moral teaching. The Reveries has been celebrated as a work of literature that is an acknowledged acme of French prose writing. Thomas L. Pangle argues that this aesthetic appreciation necessitates an in-depth interpretation of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501769235
• ISBN13: 9781501769238
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher