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Download or read book Emile written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a basis for new education systems.