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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau - Volume 04 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau - Volume 06 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau - Volume 05 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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"Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" written by legendary philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau is widely considered to be one of the greatest political philosophy books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books America and beautifully produced, "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library. ... Read more

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Most disappointing publication of any work I've ever read
This publication is unacceptably limited in content.

1)It does not include any of Rousseau's footnotes, which are critical to a more complete understanding his arguments.

2) It does not include the original date of publication.

3) It does not include his Dedication to Geneva.

In the name of Iran
This book was pretext for Karl MARX idea of communism. Rousseau blamed inequality among people due to ownership of property.

Man, Animal -- Manimal!
This essay was Rousseaus's submission to the Academy of Dijon contest, entitled, "Has the progress of the arts and sciences contributed more to the corruption or purification of morals?".

This text is his story about Nature, and Society, and the scandal that happens when people come together, build, divide, dance, sing, and compare themselves with one another. In many ways, it is his answer to the problem of evil.

Natural man is, in many ways, good, because his needs are immediately felt and immediately fulfilled. Social man begins to compete, to hoard, and to use cunning to enslave his fellows, to gain their esteem, take their property, and sometimes their lives.

His picture of the natural man is half what we think of an "animal" and half the "human" that we recognize in ourselves. He shifts his description as the flow of arguement dictates. The habitual provocateur, Rousseau - watch him!

In a way, he is rewriting the Christian "Creation Myth". In his version, evil does not originate at that moment when man eats the fruit of the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" --to "be like God"; it happens when Adam wants a better apple than Eve's got for herself. Before society develops as we know it, Adam would have been fine with just a pear.

A Perfect Example of the 18th Century Enlightenment.
This is a wonderful example of the 18th century enlightenment.In this work, Rousseau states that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process, something most of us have found to be very true if unfair.This new translation also includes all of Rousseau's own notes.

I enjoyed this tremendously, and am always amazed that the thought pattern and process is oneof the few things that hasn't changed over the centuries.

Excellent
Excellent discourse. This book discusses some of the rudiments of the history of inequality and how its self supporting and ever existing in human nature. I recommend this book for those readers who either want to increase their knowledge on Jean-Jacques Rousseau or historical development of inequality

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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau - Volume 11 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau - Volume 10 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The acclaimed series The Collected Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau concludes with a volume centering on Emile (1762), which Rousseau called his "greatest and best book." Here Rousseau enters into critical engagement with thinkers such as Locke and Plato, giving his most comprehensive account of the relation between happiness and citizenship, teachers and students, and men and women.

In this volume Christopher Kelly presents Allan Bloom's translation, newly edited and cross-referenced to match the series. The volume also contains the first-ever translation of the first draft of Emile, the "Favre Manuscript," and a new translation of Emile and Sophie, or the Solitaries. ... Read more

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In his pioneering treatise on education the great French philosopher presented concepts that had a significant influence on the development of pedagogy, and yet many of his ideas still sound radical today. Written in reaction to the stultifying system of rote learning and memorisation prevalent throughout Europe in Rousseau's time, "Emile" is a utopian vision of child-centred education, full of the sentiments of Romanticism, which Rousseau himself inspired. ... Read more

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TERRIBLE Edition
While the translation is readable, this book is missing sizable chunks of the original text, which is entirely unforgivable.The entire discourse on private property through beans is missing, as well as a discussion on the Savoyard Vicar.This is hardly suitable for either a general reading or deep study, I suggest the Bloom translation instead. ... Read more

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The pioneering collection Rousseau on Philosophy, Morality, and Religion brings together Rousseau's key published and unpublished (in English translation), writings on philosophy, morality, and religion. This comprehensive, tightly constructed anthology can easily stand alone or serve as an exceptional companion to Rousseau's First and Second Discourses and Social Contract. Readers will find herein the definitive translation of the key Essay on the Origin of Languages, rarer works such as the Four Letters to M. the President de Malesherbes--containing one of Rousseau's most important statements about his thought and its origin and development--and much more. Less well-known, less accessible, and frequently overlooked, these brilliant shorter pieces in many ways encapsulate Rousseau's thought more directly or more simply than do his longer works. Editor Chris Kelly's incisive preface and introduction neatly contextualize the eleven primary selections, and a Rousseau chronology and bibliography round out the collection. ... Read more

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An Excellent Selection
Christopher Kelly's selection fills a notable gap in the otherwise overwhelming industry of Rousseau translations.There are dozens of editions of Rousseau's major works, such as the Social Contract and Discourses.But there have been literally no affordable English editions available of some lesser-known but extremely important and engaging works, such as the Moral Letters, Fiction or Allegorical Fragment on Revelation, and the Letter to Beaumont.Kelly's volume samples notable highlights across the Collected Writings of Rousseau and should be considered a must-have for all moderately serious students of Rousseau - and should also be part of any seminar that aims at a comprehensive treatment of Rousseau. ... Read more

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La tesis del Discurso es audaz sobre todo en un contexto de exaltacion de la ciencia y del conocimiento como es el siglo XVIII: el establecimiento de las ciencias y las artes no ha contribuido a depurar las costumbres sino a corromperlas. Rousseau reclama una forma de virtud inspirada en un ideal clasico el de la Esparta guerrera el de la Roma republicana. La virtud que requiere Rousseau aquella que resulta incompatible con el progreso de la civilizacion es una virtud politica que favorece el lazo social y la pertenencia comunitaria.La tesis del Discurso es audaz sobre todo en un contexto de exaltacion de la ciencia y del conocimiento como es el siglo XVIII: el establecimiento de las ciencias y las artes no ha contribuido a depurar las costumbres sino a corromperlas. Rousseau reclama una forma de virtud inspirada en un ideal clasico el de la Esparta guerrera el de la Roma republicana. La virtud que requiere Rousseau aquella que resulta incompatible con el progreso de la civilizacion es una virtud politica que favorece el lazo social y la pertenencia comunitaria. ... Read more

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Émile, or On Education is a treatise on the nature of educationand on the nature of man written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who considered it to be the “best and most important of all my writings”. On its first appearance in 1762 it was publicly burned.

The work tackles fundamental political and philosophical questions about the relationship between the individual and society— how, in particular, the individual might retain what Rousseau saw as innate human goodness while remaining part of a corrupting collectivity. Its opening sentence: “Everything is good as it leaves the hands of the Author of things; everything degenerates in the hands of man.”

Rousseau seeks to describe a system of education that would enable the natural man he identifies in The Social Contract (1762) to survive corrupt society. He employs the novelistic device of Émile and his tutor to illustrate how such an ideal citizen might be educated. Émile is scarcely a detailed parenting guide but it does contain some specific advice on raising children. It is regarded by some as the first philosophy of education in Western culture to have a serious claim to completeness, as well as being the first Bildungsroman, having preceded Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by more than thirty years.

The text is divided into five books: the first three are dedicated to the child Émile, the fourth to an exploration of the adolescent, and the fifth to outlining the education of his female counterpart Sophie, as well as to Émile’s domestic and civic life.

No sooner was it published than the section of the book titled, “Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar” caused it to be banned in Paris and Geneva and burned. It became a European bestseller. During the French Revolution, Émile served as the inspiration for what became a new national system of education. -- from Wikipedia ... Read more

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Still in print!
The Basic Books edition, Allan Bloom translator, is still in print and is far and away the best edition available for the money.The Amazon page gives the impression that the book is out of print.This is not true.

Total Rip-Off
*update: please note that this review is/was for the NuVision Hardcover that is erroneously linked with the Basic Books paperback:

I searched "Allan Bloom Emile" and this book came up first! Sabotoge! This is just a plain public domain re-publishing--probably on demand-- of the Foxley translation from 1911. There are no notes or introduction or anything. If you just want a copy of Rousseau's Emile without concern for edition, translation, etc. you'd be crazy to spend this kind of money when better editions are available at a fraction of the cost.

If you want a quality printing with excellent introduction and notes as well as index you need the Allan Bloom translation(Basic Books 1979). It has a light blue cover. And it's much cheaper than what they're asking for this thing. Curiously it doesn't come up unless you search "Rousseau Emile Allan Bloom"; the Bloom translation is also available in an expensive scholarly edition (collected works of Rousseau) that comes up with just "Allan Bloom Emile".

Very dense. Old-fashioned ideas. Interesting.
If you want to know how people raised their children over a hundred years ago, read this book. It's interesting for what it is, but it's very intense and negative in my opinion. It's great for research and to acquire insight on how people thought long ago, but besides that, it's a tough read. I read often, but with this book, I have to read each paragraph a few times to get all the underlying meanings. It's a good secondary book to read periodically while in the middle of other books.

Post-Modern Child Rearing
A deceptively simple text. Rousseau has distanced himself from the Social Contract and the concept of the noble savage here, and has decided to illustrate the principles of an education that will bring about `natural man.' Emile is his guinea pig, whom he allows to grow on his own accord. His governor and nurse impose nothing on him, and he is allowed to build and explore without any external authority, eventually choosing a vocation and place in society.

For Rousseau, the most important property of modern society that is inimical to man is the exertion of authority and power over the subject. Emile is allowed to grow and flourish without the arbitrary directives of parent/authority figures. And as always, Rousseau's prose is light and wonderful. He falls short in the section on Emile's counter-part Sophie, who embodies practically all of the sexist facets of enlightenment prejudice, but this remains a very great work of political theory in spite of its shortcomings and frequent meanderings.

great book, great translation
Rousseau has a reputation as a hypocrite and a left wing nut job.He certainly didn't practice what he preached but his writings cannot be reduced to serve mere partisan purposes.Everyone can learn something from this book.Allan Bloom does a great job of turning this book into good English.The translation is intended to be quite literal, but nonethess reads very smoothly.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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The Collected Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Volume 11. ... Read more

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This collection was designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books, stories and poems. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.

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works of a genius
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The Confessions, Emile, The Social Contract & other major works. Published by MobileReference (mobi)

Rousseau's writings not only transformed Enlightenment, but also prefigured the emergence of Romanticism in the nineteenth century. His works are stunning in its honesty, even to a jaded twentieth-century reader. The psychological insight is remarkable.

Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Complete Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Confessions & other Major Works. FREE Author's biography and Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men in the trial version
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a great philosopher and literary figure of the Enlightenment. The ebook contains an impressive collection of his works. Thanks! ... Read more

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Rousseau's educational theories selected from Emile, Julie and Other Writings. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Now for the First Time Completely Translated Into English Without Expurgation; Illustrated With a Series of Etchings by Ed. Hedouin, and Two Portraits; Volume: 1; Original Published by: Priv. print. in 1896 in 347 pages; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers; Literary Criticism / European / French; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; ... Read more

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Contained within this volume are two discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" Rousseau examines the causes of the inequalities that exist among men concluding that it is the natural result of the formation of any civilization. In "A Discourse on Political Economy" Rousseau examines the nature of politics and their effect on people. These two works lay a solid foundation for the political philosophy of Rousseau and are a must read for any student of political science or philosophy. ... Read more

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Rousseau's complete work, unified in English for the first time, premiers with an original translation of his Dialogues. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1793 edition by Bélin; Caille; Grégoire; Volland, Paris. ... Read more