JOHN EIDINOW

Jean Jacques Rousseau?filósofo, novelista, compositor, educador y provocador político? había puesto pies en polvorosa. Huía de la intolerancia, de la persecución y de enemigos que le tachaban de ser un loco, un peligro para la sociedad. David Hume, el filósofo más destacado en lengua inglesa, elogiado universalmente como modelo de integridad, ac...

In the scrum, a woman took his arm. ‘Would you give me your protection? This violence frightens me.’ The voice was low and accented. Dark eyes engaged his. London, late August 1939. Hitler is poised to march into Poland. Peter Hill, a thoughtful, bookish young barrister from an influential family, is strolling through life when he encounters and...

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, came to his aid. The result is a story of celebrity and its price.