Emile, or On Education

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Emile, or On Education is an influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that outlines his theories on education, human development, and the formation of moral character.

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Label	Occurrences
Emile, or On Education canonical	8
Émile, or On Education	5
Émile, ou De l’éducation	5
Book IV of Émile	2
Emile	1
Émile, ou De l’éducation (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)	1

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Target entity: Emile, or On Education
Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Rousseau, notableWork, Emile, or On Education]

A. Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
B. On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
C. Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
D. The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
E. Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Emile, or On Education
Target entity description: Emile, or On Education is an influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that outlines his theories on education, human development, and the formation of moral character.

A. Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
B. On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
C. Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
D. The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
E. Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ educational treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ
addressesTopic	citizenship ⓘ gender roles ⓘ moral character formation ⓘ religious education ⓘ
author	Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ
bannedIn	France ⓘ Geneva ⓘ
centralConcept	education according to nature ⓘ moral autonomy ⓘ natural goodness of man ⓘ negative education ⓘ social contract in education ⓘ stages of development ⓘ
containsSection	Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Emile ⓘ linked to: Emile, or On Education Sophie ⓘ Tutor ⓘ
genre	educational philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ
hasPart	Book I ⓘ Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ
historicalContext	Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
influenced	child-centered education ⓘ developmental psychology ⓘ modern educational theory ⓘ progressive education ⓘ
influencedBy	Enlightenment thought ⓘ
mainSubject	child development ⓘ education ⓘ human development ⓘ moral education ⓘ natural education ⓘ
notableIdea	education tailored to developmental stages ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
originalTitle	Émile, ou De l’éducation ⓘ linked to: Emile, or On Education
philosophicalSchool	Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ Romanticism precursor ⓘ
publicationYear	1762 ⓘ
reasonForCensorship	political subversion ⓘ religious heterodoxy ⓘ
relatedWork	The Social Contract ⓘ
setting	fictional narrative framework ⓘ

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