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Emile

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Barbara Foxley
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Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a basis for new education systems.

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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620114612
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620114612
  • File size: 694 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620114612
  • File size: 689 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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Education Essays Philosophy Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1130
Text Difficulty:8-9

Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a basis for new education systems.

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Education Essays Philosophy Nonfiction