Jean-jacques Rousseau In 1766 The Swiss-born Writer Jean-jacques Rousseau Sought Refuge In England.

His books, considered both highly subversive, had been burnt in both France and Switzerland, and the Scottish philosopher David Hume helped Rousseau flee to Britain.

But, as Jonathan Ree discovers in this series about turning points in the lives and thoughts of famous thinkers, Rousseau's time here was far from happy, and with his benefactor David Hume, there would be an almighty row.

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