Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĭespite receiving harsh criticism since its publication, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile, or On Education remains an interesting exploration of philosophy. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Allan Bloom), Emile, or On Education (Penguin, 1991)īernardin de Saint-Pierre (trans.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. Patrick Riley, The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau (Cambridge University Press, 2001) Peter Jimack, Rousseau: Emile (Grant and Cutler, 1983) Nicholas Dent, Rousseau (Routledge, 2005) Leo Damrosch, Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005) Maurice Cranston, The Solitary Self (University of Chicago Press, 1997) Maurice Cranston, The Noble Savage (University of Chicago Press, 1991) Maurice Cranston, Jean-Jacques: The Early Life and Work (Norton, 1982) Caroline Warman), Letters from Mistress Henley Published by Her Friend in Caroline Warman, The Nobleman and Other Romances (Penguin, 2012) Joan Stewart Hinde), Letters from Mistress Henley Published by Her Friend (first published 1784 Modern Language Association of America, 1993)

Helen Maria Williams), Paul et Virginie (first published 1788) Richard Whatmore at the University of St AndrewsĬaroline Warman at the University of Oxfordĭenis McManus at the University of Southamptonīernardin de Saint-Pierre (trans. Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton Professor of French Literature and Thought at Jesus College, Oxford Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews and Co-Director of the St Andrews Institute of Intellectual History The image above is of Emile playing with a mask on his mother's lap, from a Milanese edition published in 1805. It was also banned and burned, and Rousseau was attacked for not following these principles with his own children, who he abandoned, and for proposing a subordinate role for women in this scheme. Rousseau viewed Emile as his most imporant work, and it became very influential. In particular, he was keen to stop infants forming the view that human relations were based on domination and subordination. He held that children are born with natural goodness, which he sought to protect as they developed, allowing each to form their own conclusions from experience, avoiding the domineering influence of others.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) on the education of children, as set out in his novel or treatise Emile, published in 1762.

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