Solitude#
Summary#
Solitude is presented as essential for genuine philosophical freedom and spiritual independence. The “good solitude” is described as free, lightsome, and wanton, offering protection from the corrupting effects of prolonged conflict and enmity that turn thinkers into vengeance-seekers. True free spirits are characterized as “born, sworn, jealous friends of solitude,” in contrast to superficial levellers who lack personal solitude and merely advocate for herd comfort and equality.