num_pages: 405
description: From the bestselling authors of Wittgenstein's Poker , the quarrel that shocked the world of Enlightenment.Jean-Jacques Rousseau - philosopher, novelist, composer, educationist, political provocateur - was on the run. He was fleeing intolerance, persecution, and enemies who proclaimed him a madman, dangerous to society. David Hume, the foremost philosopher in the English language, universally praised as a model of decency, came to his aid. He brought Rousseau and his beloved little dog Sultan to England. And then it all went horribly wrong.In Rousseau's Dog , David Edmonds and John Eidinow bring their narrative verve to the bitter quarrel that turned these two Enlightenment giants into mortal foes. The result is a story of celebrity and its price, of shameless spin, of destroyed reputations and shattered friendships. It is a story of two men whose writings would forever shape our world, but whose personalities and ideas could scarcely have had less in common. And it is a very human story of compassion, treachery, anger and revenge.
language: English
title: Rousseau's Dog: A Tale of Two Philosophers
titlecomplete: Rousseau's Dog: A Tale of Two Philosophers
genres: Historical, Biography, Philosophy, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 375
publisher: Faber & Faber