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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| instanceOf |
book
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educational treatise → philosophical treatise → |
| addressesTopic |
citizenship
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gender roles → moral character formation → religious education → |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau → |
| bannedIn |
France
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Geneva → |
| centralConcept |
education according to nature
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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
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surface form: "Emile"
Sophie → Tutor → |
| genre |
educational philosophy
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philosophy → political philosophy → |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II → Book III → Book IV → Book V → |
| historicalContext | Age of Enlightenment → |
| influenced |
child-centered education
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developmental psychology → modern educational theory → progressive education → |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment thought → |
| mainSubject |
child development
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education → human development → moral education → natural education → |
| notableIdea | education tailored to developmental stages → |
| originalLanguage | French → |
| originalTitle |
Emile, or On Education
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surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation"
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| philosophicalSchool |
Enlightenment philosophy
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Romanticism precursor → |
| publicationYear | 1762 → |
| reasonForCensorship |
political subversion
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religious heterodoxy → |
| relatedWork | The Social Contract → |
| setting | fictional narrative framework → |
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this entity surface form: "Emile"
this entity surface form: "Émile, or On Education"
this entity surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)"
this entity surface form: "Émile, ou De l’éducation"