An autobiography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78). It argues passionately against the inequality Rousseau believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. It relives the first fifty-three years of his radical life with vivid immediacy - from his earliest years, where we can see the source of his bel...

An autobiography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78). It argues passionately against the inequality Rousseau believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. It relives the first fifty-three years of his radical life with vivid immediacy - from his earliest years, where we can see the source of his belief in the innocence of childhood.