Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2009-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 772 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712 1778 Rousseau, J. J. (Jean-Jacques) Rousseau, Jean Jacques Steeg, Jules 1836 1898 Worthington, Eleanor Émile; Or, Concerning Education; Extracts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Produced by Al Haines "Émile; Or, Concerning Education" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a foundational work of educational philosophy written in the 18th century. This seminal treatise explores the nature and principles of education, focusing on the upbringing of a fictional boy named Émile. It delves into the dynamics of teaching and the development of the child, emphasizing the importance of experiencing the world visually and physically over rote learning. The opening portion introduces readers to Rousseau's views on education, particularly emphasizing the significance of the early years of childhood. It articulates the flaws in contemporary educational practices that treat children more like machines than individuals with sentiments and needs. Rousseau argues for an education that begins at birth, free from artificial constraints, allowing children to develop naturally according to their abilities, desires, and experiences. He critiques traditional child-rearing approaches that impose rigid controls and stresses the importance of nurturing a child’s instincts and inclinations, asserting that true education should aim to cultivate the child's innate potential rather than suppress it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Education LB Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 335336 2025-08-12T12:01:33.853809 text/html 323146 2021-01-05T20:37:30 text/html 214437 2025-08-12T12:01:41.016311 application/epub+zip 217990 2025-08-12T12:01:37.019307 application/epub+zip 196691 2025-08-12T12:01:35.842845 application/epub+zip 450644 2025-08-12T12:01:43.999317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433921 2025-08-12T12:01:40.275293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397129 2022-09-14T06:18:15.866100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309683 2025-08-12T12:01:33.341840 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309397 2021-01-05T20:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309389 2021-01-05T20:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21322 2025-08-12T12:01:44.142263 application/rdf+xml 21202 2025-08-12T12:01:36.353323 image/jpeg 4566 2025-08-12T12:01:36.104295 image/jpeg 116773 2021-01-05T20:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 119473 2021-01-05T20:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 116728 2021-01-05T20:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 206809 2025-08-12T12:01:33.879843 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia