Educational Philosophy in the French Enlightenment

Description:

Natasha Gill offers the first comprehensive analysis of French educational thought before Rousseau. She situates Emile in the context of a pedagogical debate that had been under way for a century before its publication, reveals the importance of key transitional figures such as Etienne-Gabriel Morelly, and shows how French theorists came to see education as a vehicle through which individual liberation, social harmony and political unity could be achieved.

subjects: Philosophy,  History,  Enlightenment,  Education,  Humanistic Education,  Locke, john, 1632-1704,  Education, france,  Philosophy, french,  Education, aims and objectives,  Humanism

Places: France

Times: 17th century,  18th century