The Confessions Confessions

Author: (French) Rousseau (Jean-Jacques)
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: The Confessions is a work of grief and indignation written by Rousseau in his later years under persecution and various accusations and slanders. It first possesses a strong tone of resistance and self-defense. He does not shy away from this. However, he places greater emphasis on the fact that this is entirely a genuine and raw self-revelation. In his view, only authentic confession and revelation can achieve the purpose of self-defense. Moreover, this kind of authentic confession will also make an important contribution to the noble cause of "studying humanity." It can be said that these three purposes: resistance, authenticity, and setting an example for the study of humanity, constitute the tone, content, and height of The Confessions. Among these three, authenticity is the key element, and also the most difficult to achieve. The brilliance of The Confessions and the various questions people may raise about it are all concentrated here.