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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emile, or On Education canonical | 7 |
| Émile, or On Education | 4 |
| Émile, ou De l’éducation | 4 |
| Book IV of Émile | 1 |
| Emile | 1 |
| Émile, ou De l’éducation (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406923 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emile, or On Education Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Rousseau, notableWork, Emile, or On Education]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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educational treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
citizenship
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gender roles ⓘ moral character formation ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| bannedIn |
France
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Geneva ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
education according to nature
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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, or On Education
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surface form:
Emile
Sophie ⓘ Tutor ⓘ |
| genre |
educational philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced |
child-centered education
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developmental psychology ⓘ modern educational theory ⓘ progressive education ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment thought ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
child development
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education ⓘ human development ⓘ moral education ⓘ natural education ⓘ |
| notableIdea | education tailored to developmental stages ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Emile, or On Education
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Émile, ou De l’éducation
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| philosophicalSchool |
Enlightenment philosophy
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Romanticism precursor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| reasonForCensorship |
political subversion
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religious heterodoxy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Social Contract ⓘ |
| setting | fictional narrative framework ⓘ |
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Subject: Emile, or On Education Description of subject: 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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Émile, or On Education
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Émile, or On Education
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Émile, or On Education
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Émile, ou De l’éducation
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Émile, ou De l’éducation
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Émile, or On Education
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Émile, ou De l’éducation