Émile eli Kasvatuksesta by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
QR code
"Émile eli Kasvatuksesta" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a treatise published in 1762. This controversial work explores how individuals might preserve their natural goodness while living in corrupt society. Through the fictional story of a boy named Emile and his tutor, Rousseau presents a revolutionary vision of education from infancy through adulthood. The book's radical ideas sparked immediate controversy—it was banned and publicly burned in Paris and Geneva. Yet it profoundly influenced educational
systems during the French Revolution and shaped early American thinking about public schooling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Upload it on the Amazon site your Kindle is registered with: amazon.com/sendtokindle for the US, amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle for the UK etc.
- It appears on your Kindle and in the Kindle app
Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB
- Download the EPUB3 file on your computer
- Connect your e-reader by USB and tap "Connect" on its screen
- Drag the file onto the e-reader drive
Phone, Tablet or Computer → Online or Reading App
Easiest: read online in your browser. Nothing to install.
Or use a reading app:
- Find and install one you like, for example Apple Books, ReadEra or Thorium Reader
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Open it in the app
More help: iPhone / iPad · Android · Computer
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Hahl, Jalmari, 1869-1929 |
| Title | Émile eli Kasvatuksesta |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile,_or_On_Education Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_eli_kasvatuksesta |
| Credits | Produced by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 37.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | LB: Education: Theory and practice of education |
| Subject | Education -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 46340 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-46340-7 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 173 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!