Emile, or On Education

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Emile, or On Education is an influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that outlines his theories on education, human development, and the formation of moral character.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
educational treatise
philosophical treatise
addressesTopic citizenship
gender roles
moral character formation
religious education
author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
bannedIn France
Geneva
centralConcept education according to nature
moral autonomy
natural goodness of man
negative education
social contract in education
stages of development
containsSection Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar
countryOfOrigin France
featuresCharacter Emile, or On Education
surface form: "Emile"

Sophie
Tutor
genre educational philosophy
philosophy
political philosophy
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
historicalContext Age of Enlightenment
influenced child-centered education
developmental psychology
modern educational theory
progressive education
influencedBy Enlightenment thought
mainSubject child development
education
human development
moral education
natural education
notableIdea education tailored to developmental stages
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Emile, or On Education
surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation"
philosophicalSchool Enlightenment philosophy
Romanticism precursor
publicationYear 1762
reasonForCensorship political subversion
religious heterodoxy
relatedWork The Social Contract
setting fictional narrative framework

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Emile, or On Education featuresCharacter Emile, or On Education
this entity surface form: "Emile"
French Enlightenment hasWork Emile, or On Education
this entity surface form: "Émile, or On Education"
Marc-Michel Rey notablePublication Emile, or On Education
this entity surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau notableWork Emile, or On Education
Emile, or On Education originalTitle Emile, or On Education
this entity surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation"
Confessions relatedWorkByAuthor Emile, or On Education

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