Emile or Education

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Barbara Foxley William Harold Wayne First published 1762

About this book

Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a basis for new education systems.

Subjects

âeducation
classic literature
collections
early works to 1800
education
éducation
education, early works to 1800
education--early works to 1800
essays
fiction
history
lb512 .e5 1979
nonfiction
ouvrages avant 1800
periodicals
philosophy
philosophy, french