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The definitive translation of Rousseau's Emile, a foundational text in the philosophy of education

Widely hailed as the most accessible and authoritative edition of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile, or On Education, this acclaimed translation by bestselling... Read Full Overview

In his pioneering treatise on education the great French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) presents concepts that had a significant influence on the development of pedagogy in the eighteenth century, and yet many of his ideas still sound radical today. Written... Read Full Overview

Escrita y publicada en 1762, Emilio o De la educaci n es quiz la obra m s conocida de Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Fiel a su principio de que el hombre nace bueno y sus vicios s lo son imputables a un estado social mal organizado y a una educaci n fundamentalmente falsa, Rousseau... Read Full Overview

JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU Escritor Franc s del Siglo XVIII

"Emilio", de Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Jean-Jacques Rousseau fue un escritor, fil sofo, m sico, bot nico y naturalista (1712-1778)

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God makes all things good; man meddles with them and they become evil. He forces one soil to yield the products of another, one tree to bear another's fruit. He confuses and confounds time, place, and natural conditions. He mutilates his dog, his horse, and his slave. He destroys... Read Full Overview

In "Emile, or On Education," Jean-Jacques Rousseau presents a groundbreaking treatise that explores the philosophy of education through a fictional narrative. The text is structured as a series of dialogues and reflections, in which Rousseau outlines his vision for the natural... Read Full Overview

Emile On Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau Emile, or On Education or mile, or Treatise on Education (French: mile, ou De l' ducation) is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who considered it to be the "best and most... Read Full Overview

"In the 200 years since its publication in 1762, Rousseau's mile has been the subject of endless controversy. The work was ordered burned in Paris and Geneva within weeks of its appearance; yet it was read passionately throughout Europe. Goethe called it 'the teacher's gospel,... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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In his pioneering treatise on education the great French philosopher presented concepts that had a significant influence on the development of pedagogy, and yet many of his ideas still sound radical today. Written in reaction to the stultifying system of rote learning and memorization... Read Full Overview

Emile is a philosophical treatise written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a prominent 18th-century philosopher, and writer. The book is a fictional account of the education of a boy named Emile from birth to adulthood. Rousseau uses Emile's upbringing to illustrate his ideas about... Read Full Overview

Emilio, o De la educaci n es un tratado filos fico sobre la naturaleza del hombre escrito por Jean-Jacques Rousseau en 1762, quien la cre a la "mejor y m s importante de todas sus obras."1 El texto aborda temas pol ticos y filos ficos concernientes a la relaci n del individuo... Read Full Overview