Kyle Harrison
to-read
Emile, or On Education
- Author
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Published
- 1762
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Rousseau’s education of a single boy from infancy to marriage — the book he thought his best, and the ancestor of most romantic theories of childhood.
Where I saw it: Peter Savodnik’s April 2026 post telling readers to work through Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau — “To start.” Kyle saved it to his “Books To Read” note; this card is one of the twelve volumes that canon reduces to.
Connections
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau — from the same canon list.
- Education — from the same canon list.