Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 2383 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712 1778 Rousseau, J. J. (Jean-Jacques) Rousseau, Jean Jacques Emile Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Etext Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Emile" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a philosophical treatise on education, likely written in the late 18th century. The work explores Rousseau's thoughts on how children should be raised and educated, emphasizing the need to align educational practices with natural development rather than societal norms. Central to the text is the character of Emile, an imaginary pupil who undergoes a unique form of upbringing that cultivates his natural goodness and capacities. The opening of "Emile" introduces Rousseau's aims for the book, explaining his departure from traditional educational approaches. He expresses his belief that conventional methods are flawed and do not account for the essence of a child's nature or their potential for learning. Rousseau critiques societal influences that corrupt the inherent goodness of children and argues for a nurturing approach that respects their development. He presents a vision for education focused on understanding the child's needs and nature, suggesting that personal and experiential learning should take precedence over rote memorization and formal instruction. This foundational philosophy sets the stage for the detailed explorations of Emile's upbringing that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Education -- Early works to 1800 LB Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 1566750 2025-08-03T04:19:37.296525 text/html 1579975 2019-09-15T12:57:26 text/html 611879 2025-08-03T04:19:48.994489 application/epub+zip 636366 2025-08-03T04:19:39.712509 application/epub+zip 636366 2025-08-03T04:19:38.332591 application/epub+zip 988593 2025-08-03T04:19:56.899475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 934044 2025-08-03T04:19:48.125466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 915436 2022-09-03T07:23:40.788543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1411245 2025-08-03T04:19:36.129550 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1411115 2019-09-15T12:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18975 2025-08-03T04:19:57.025426 application/rdf+xml 10254 2025-08-03T04:19:38.868517 image/jpeg 2689 2025-08-03T04:19:38.582518 image/jpeg 541050 2019-09-15T12:57:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 525024 2019-09-15T12:57:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 599341 2025-08-03T04:19:37.411565 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