Emile, Or Treatise on Education

Synopsis

Emile, Or Treatise on Education is written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan philosopher whose writings influenced the French revolution remembered for his works such as The Confessions, Basic Political Writings, The Political writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and On the Origin of Language.

Emile Or Treatise on Education is a philosophical treaty written in the style of a novel with fictional character Emile as protagonist. This novel narrates the rising of young man from his childhood, and moves towards his teenage life and ends up with his status as a married man and proud father. This treatise is split into five sections each narrates a life of certain age group. The first section essay deals on the development of a child till the age of twelve, when the child to be considered as an animal with natural urge in facing the world. The second section addresses the teen age which needs to be nursed to move a child towards manhood.

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