Project Gutenberg 2014-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 139 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712 1778 Rousseau, J. J. (Jean-Jacques) Rousseau, Jean Jacques Hahl, Jalmari 1869 1929 Hahl, J. Émile eli Kasvatuksesta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_eli_kasvatuksesta Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Émile eli kasvatuksesta" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a philosophical treatise on education written in the late 18th century. The book centers around the fictional character Émile, representing an ideal student through whom Rousseau explores the principles of natural education, arguing against contemporary educational practices. It delves into themes of childhood development, the role of society, and the conflict between natural inclinations and imposed structures. At the start of the text, Rousseau introduces the concept of writing this work as a collection of thoughts inspired by a well-meaning mother seeking guidance on education. He expresses his intention to challenge prevailing notions about child-rearing and education, highlighting the limitations and deficiencies of existing methods. Rousseau emphasizes the importance of understanding a child's nature and argues that too often, education focuses on preparing individuals for societal roles at the expense of their natural development and well-being. This opening sets the stage for his deep, reflective exploration of how to foster true humanity and individuality in the young. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Education -- Early works to 1800 LB Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 1821436 2025-08-18T15:56:12.129503 text/html 1821247 1821186 2024-10-19T11:30:44.504804 2023-09-20T07:08:36.114319 text/html text/html 742044 2025-08-18T15:56:26.460476 application/epub+zip 771062 2025-08-18T15:56:15.854506 application/epub+zip 757341 2025-08-18T15:56:14.441521 application/epub+zip 1240505 2025-08-18T15:56:35.650390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1183535 2025-08-18T15:56:25.571487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1144418 2022-09-21T05:41:41.670848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1768189 2025-08-18T15:56:11.177526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1748411 2024-10-24T09:02:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17853 2025-08-18T15:56:35.799404 application/rdf+xml 13455 2025-08-18T15:56:14.953500 image/jpeg 3389 2025-08-18T15:56:14.696508 image/jpeg 735442 2025-08-18T15:56:12.286509 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia