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Emile or Education

Emile or Education

On Education
ClassicsEducation
Pages
262
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Emile" explores how to raise a child to be good in a society that corrupts. Through the story of Emile and his tutor, Rousseau lays out his vision for an educational system designed to preserve natural goodness. Originally banned, this influential work has shaped educational thought for centuries.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingPhilosophicalReflectiveIntellectual
Mentor FigureComing of Age

Genres

Classics Education Essays Philosophy & Religion History Philosophy

Authors

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Barbara Foxley

Barbara Foxley is the author of Emile or Education, a thoughtful exploration of childhood and learning. Her work offers a clear-eyed look at how we shape young minds.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a major Genevois philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and the development of modern political, sociological and educational thought. His novel, Emile: or, On Education, which he considered his most important work, is a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel, Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse, was of great importance to the development...

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William Harold Wayne

William Harold Wayne is the author of Emile or Education. He writes thoughtfully about the process of learning and development.