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Emile: Or On Education Paperback – June 29, 1979

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Author), Allan Bloom (Translator)

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Alan Bloom's new translation of Emile, Rousseau's masterpiece on the education and training of the young, is the first in more than seventy years. In it, Bloom, whose magnificent translation of Plato's Republic has been universally hailed as a virtual rediscovery of that timeless text, again brings together the translator's gift for journeying between two languages and cultures and the philosopher's perception of the true meaning and significance of the issues being examined in the work. The result is a clear, readable, and highly engrossing text that at the same time offers a wholly new sense of the importance and relevance of Rousseau's thought to us.In addition to his translation, Bloom provides a brilliant introduction that relates the structure and themes of the book to the vital preoccupation's of our own age, particularly in the field of education, but also more generally to the current concerns about the limits and possibilities of human nature. Thus in this translation Emile, long a classic in the history of Western thought and educational theory, becomes something more: a prescription, fresh and dazzling, for the bringing up of autonomous, responsible—that is, truly democratic—human beings.

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June 29, 1979
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a philosopher, whose work and political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as the French Revolution and the development of modern political and educational thought.

Allan Bloom, formerly a professor of political theory at the University of Toronto, has recently become a professor of The Committee on Social Thought and in The College, University of Chicago.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0465019315
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books (June 29, 1979)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 501 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780465019311
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0465019311
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1130L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.38 x 9.25 inches

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (/ruːˈsoʊ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought.

Rousseau's novel Emile, or On Education is a treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel Julie, or the New Heloise was of importance to the development of pre-romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings — his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker — exemplified the late 18th-century movement known as the Age of Sensibility, and featured an increased focus on subjectivity and introspection that later characterized modern writing. His Discourse on Inequality and The Social Contract are cornerstones in modern political and social thought.

During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophes among members of the Jacobin Club. Rousseau was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.

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Nicholas Roberts

18th century child raising manual

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2014

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This was a fun book to read. It gave you insight into the way Rousseau and the people of the time thought about children, but also how they lived their lives. The book is divided into chapters that cover different aspects of life. First infancy, childhood, preadolescence and finally adolescence. The last chapter is about how to raise girls but I think Rousseau rushed that one. The book is full of philosophical insights on children and their ages as well as fun stories about Rousseau and Emile. Some of the stories are really funny but not meant to be (like taking an infant to an artillery shooting range to get him immune to load noises). Nevertheless after all these years the book still offers plenty of child rearing advice that is useful today (like let kids go outside and play, get exercise and scrap their knees once in a while rather than coddle them).

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MR

The font is incredibly small

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021

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Seems like a nice edition but the font is about 7 or 8 point so hard to read. Sending it back.

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MIGUEL A ERAZO VILLEGAS

Book in very good shape

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019

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I got this book really cheap and it was in very good state!

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Jean Rousseau's book Emile is a must read for both ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2016

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Jean Rousseau's book Emile is a must read for both parents and those in the educational field. Although his ideas can be controversial there is much that can be applied today.

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Dr. Sherman

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015

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An excellent classic that presents an early view on child development.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019

Great book to read

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015

very good

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014

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Melbourne University rated this book amongst the 10 most important books, and has included it in a 'book-club' run at the University for those interested into looking into it more deeply

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Karnificina

A must for people interested in philosophy/ethic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2013

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I admit this is not an easy book for everyone, some will not stand it, it is philosophy, you hate it or love it, but if you are interested in it, philosophy in general, but particularly in ethic, I recommend it. This book influenced many great thinkers, like E. Kant, our society and culture would not be the same without books like this one. But I also recommend "Leviathan" (Hobbes), Rousseau read it and influenced him, even if he proposes different thesis in "Emile", that was in lots of its parts an answer to Hobbes thinking.

My favourite chapter is number 4, where Rousseau analyses the problem of evil, the origin, how it spreads and if we can do something about it. It is not a bad start, to read.

About the translation, it is a good one, if you cant read the original and you are capable of reading well in English, go for this one.

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Classic Text on Education

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2015

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Good size edition of a classic text. In great condition.

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amarasiri

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2018