Notes from the underground
Updated 7 November 2025
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A collection of philosopher biographies.
57. The Solitary Self: Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Exile and Adversity (1997)
by Maurice Cranston
Volume 3 of a monumental trilogy – the last tempestuous years.
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