"I have resolved on an enterprise which has no precedent and which, once complete, will have no imitator." — Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Confessions is Rousseau’s fearless and unflinching journey into the soul of a man shaped by passions, contradictions, genius, and guilt. In this complete edition of one of literature’s earliest autobiographies, the philosopher lays bare his triumphs and transgressions, his loves and losses, with startling honesty and literary brilliance. Rousseau’s daring act of self-exposure blazed a new trail in personal writing—one that continues to inspire thinkers, writers, and dreamers.