![]() ![]() In addition to his translation of this classic of Enlightenment philosophy, Bloom offers an incisive introduction that connects the structure and themes of Rousseau's book to timeless questions about teaching children which have persisted in the field of education, helping readers understand how to implement the philosopher's broader insights into the possibilities-and limitations-of human nature. His 1762 treatise 'Emile, or on Education' and his book 'The Social Contract' influenced philosophies about education and politics, respectively. Initially published in 1763 at the height of the Enlightenment, Emile articulates Rousseau's philosophy of education through the novelistic device of a fictional tutor's encounters with his pupil from infancy to adolescence, illustrating how ideal citizens can be raised to survive in a corrupt society. He inspired the political activism that led to the French Revolution and influenced Kant’s view of ethics, rooting them in human nature. ![]() ![]() Widely hailed as the most accessible and authoritative edition of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile, or On Education, this acclaimed translation by bestselling author Alan Bloom elevates what Rousseau considered to be the "best and most important" of his published writing into something more: a prescription, fresh and dazzling, for the education of autonomous, responsible-and truly democratic-human beings. Description The definitive translation of Rousseau's Emile, a foundational text in the philosophy of education ![]()
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