Book V

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Book V is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and social formation of the ideal woman through the character Sophie.

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instanceOf book section
part of a philosophical treatise
author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
countryOfOriginOfContainingWork France
focusesOn complementarity between the sexes
domestic education
education of the ideal woman
gender roles
marriage preparation
moral formation of women
social formation of women
genreOfContainingWork educational treatise
philosophical work
historicalSignificance criticized by later feminist thinkers
influential in debates on women’s education
literaryFunction conclusion of Emile’s educational program
mainCharacter Sophie
originalTitleOfContainingWork Emile, or On Education
surface form: Émile, ou De l’éducation
partOf Emile, or On Education
philosophicalContext Enlightenment philosophy
positionInWork concluding section
fifth
publicationYearOfContainingWork 1762
theme education for marriage
family and domestic life
formation of female character
natural differences between the sexes (as conceived by Rousseau)
relationship between Emile and Sophie
social expectations of women
virtue and modesty in women
workLanguage French

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