by David Edmonds, John Eidinow · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571224067
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In 'Rousseau's Dog', David Edmonds and John Eidinow narrate the bitter quarrel that turned these two Enlightenment giants into mortal foes. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, novelist, composer, educationist, and political provocateur, flees intolerance and persecution. David Hume, the foremost philosopher in the English language, comes to his aid, bringing Rousseau and his dog Sultan to England. However, everything goes terribly wrong, becoming a human story of compassion, treachery, anger, and revenge.
David Edmonds is a British philosopher, and a radio feature maker at the BBC World Service. He studied at Oxford University, has a PhD in philosophy from the Open University, and has held fellowships at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Edmonds is the author of Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination and co-author with John Eidinow of Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers and Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time.
