In this stimulating reading of Rousseau's Confessions, Christopher Kelly breaks down the artificial distinction traditionally made between this autobiographical work and Rousseau's overtly philosophical works. At the same time, Kelly provides us with the most complete commentary on the Confessions written in any language.

Christopher Kelly is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Rousseau's Exemplary Life is an impressive piece of mature scholarship. It will establish Kelly as one of our most competent students of Rousseau—and, indeed, of political thought more broadly.