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Emile & Confessions

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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This carefully crafted ebook: "Emile & Confessions" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Emile, or On Education" or "Émile, or Treatise on Education" is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man. Jean-Jacques Rousseau considered it to be the "best and most important" of all his writings. During the French Revolution, Emile served as the inspiration for what became a new national system of education. Rousseau seeks to describe a system of education that would enable the natural man he identifies in The Social Contract (1762) to survive corrupt society. Emile is scarcely a detailed parenting guide but it does contain some specific advice on raising children. It is regarded by some as the first philosophy of education in Western culture to have a serious claim to completeness, as well as being one of the first Bildungsroman novels. "Confessions" is an autobiographical book which covers the first fifty-three years of Rousseau's life, up to 1765. It was completed in 1769, but not published until 1782, four years after Rousseau's death, even though Rousseau did read excerpts of his manuscript publicly at various salons and other meeting places. He wrote of his own life mainly in terms of his worldly experiences and personal feelings.

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The Confession

By: Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The Confession

By: Jean Jacques Rousseau

Among the notable books of later times-we may say, without exaggeration, of all time--must be reckoned The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau. It deals with leading personages and transactions of a momentous epoch, when absolutism and feudalism were rallying for their last struggle against the modern spirit, chiefly represented by Voltaire, the Encyclopedists, and Rousseau himself--a struggle to which, after many fierce intestine quarrels and sanguinary wars throughout Europe and America, has succeeded the prevalence of those more tolerant and rational principles by which the statesmen of our own day are actuated.On these matters, however, it is not our province to enlarge; nor is it necessary to furnish any detailed account of our author's political, religious, and philosophic axioms and systems, his paradoxes and his errors in logic: these have been so long and so exhaustively disputed over by contending factions that little is left for even the most assiduous gleaner in the field. The inquirer will find, in Mr. John Money's excellent work, the opinions of Rousseau reviewed succinctly and impartially. The 'Contrat Social', the 'Lattres Ecrites de la Montagne', and other treatises that once aroused fierce controversy, may therefore be left in the repose to which they have long been consigned, so far as the mass of mankind is concerned, though they must always form part of the library of the politician and the historian. One prefers to turn to the man Rousseau as he paints himself in the remarkable work before us.That the task which he undertook in offering to show himself--as Persius puts it--'Intus et in cute', to posterity, exceeded his powers, is a trite criticism; like all human enterprises, his purpose was only imperfectly fulfilled; but this circumstance in no way lessens the attractive qualities of his book, not only for the student of history or psychology, but for the intelligent man of the world. Its startling frankness gives it a peculiar interest wanting in most other autobiographies.Many censors have elected to sit in judgment on the failings of this strangely constituted being, and some have pronounced upon him very severe sentences. Let it be said once for all that his faults and mistakes were generally due to causes over which he had but little control, such as a defective education, a too acute sensitiveness, which engendered suspicion of his fellows, irresolution, an overstrained sense of honour and independence, and an obstinate refusal to take advice from those who really wished to befriend him; nor should it be forgotten that he was afflicted during the greater part of his life with an incurable disease.Lord Byron had a soul near akin to Rousseau's, whose writings naturally made a deep impression on the poet's mind, and probably had an influence on his conduct and modes of thought: In some stanzas of 'Childe Harold' this sympathy is expressed with truth and power; especially is the weakness of the Swiss philosopher's character summed up in the following admirable lines:"Here the self-torturing sophist, wild Rousseau, The apostle of affliction, he who threw Enchantment over passion, and from woe Wrung overwhelming eloquence, first drew The breath which made him wretched; yet he knew How to make madness beautiful, and cast O'er erring deeds and thoughts a heavenly hue Of words, like sunbeams, dazzling as they passed The eyes, which o'er them shed tears feelingly and fast."His life was one long war with self-sought foes, Or friends by him self-banished; for his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary, and chose, For its own cruel sacrifice, the kind, 'Gainst whom he raged with fury strange and blind. But he was frenzied,-wherefore, who may know? Since cause might be which skill could never find; But he was frenzied by disease or woe To that worst pitch of all, which wears a reasoning show.

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The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau

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By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau

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By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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Confessions

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Confessions

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Rousseau may be said to have founded the romantic movement. The great ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, which inspired the French Revolution, were first formulated by him. He was one of the first thinkers to emphasize the importance of emotion and feeling in human affairs." - Bertrand Russell A new translation into English from the original manuscripts of Rousseau's classic and influential Les Confessions (The Confessions). This is an autobiographical work published in 1790, after his death. Here Rousseau writes about his life, his thoughts, and his experiences, revealing his innermost thoughts and feelings. The book is notable for its frankness and honesty, and for its exploration of the nature of selfhood and identity. His confessions is a romantic masterpiece of self-analysis, and a profound exploration of the nature of subjective experience. He argues that the Cartesian self is not a fixed and immutable entity, but dynamic and evolving.

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Julie, Or, The New Heloise

Letters of Two Lovers who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Julie, Or, The New Heloise

Letters of Two Lovers who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A novel in which Rousseau reconceptualized the relationship of the individual to the collective and articulated a new moral paradigm

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0874518253

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Gene Avatars

The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution

By: Pierre-Henri Gouyon,Jean-Pierre Henry,Jacques Arnould

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Gene Avatars

The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution

By: Pierre-Henri Gouyon,Jean-Pierre Henry,Jacques Arnould

`Why life?' Questions of this type were for a long time the prerogative of philosophers who left the `how' question to scientists. Nowadays, Darwin's successors no longer have any qualms about addressing the `why' as well as the `how'. Over a century ago, Darwin modestly admitted having 'thrown some light on the origin of species - this mystery of mysteries'. Two major advances in the following decades helped biologists answer many of the questions he left unsolved. The first was the discovery of the laws of heredity, the second that of DNA. Both provided Darwinian theory with the foundations that were lacking and led to the all-embracing neo-Darwinian synthesis. Since then, Theodosius Dobzhansky's aphorism `nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution' has proven true more than once. This does not suit everyone, as evolutionist ideas have not lost their power to cause a scandal. Darwin toppled man from his pedestal. Evolutionary genetics - the subject of this book - sends the individual crashing. Considered until recently to be the target of selection and the focus of evolution, the individual has been usurped by the gene. The individual is nothing but the gene's avatar.

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The Confessions and Correspondence, Including the Letters to Malesherbes

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The Confessions and Correspondence, Including the Letters to Malesherbes

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A new English translation, the first to be based on the definitive French Pléiade edition.

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The Greatest Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emile, On the Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men, Confessions…

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Emile, On the Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men, Confessions…

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Emile, or On Education The Social Contract Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men Discourse on the Arts and Sciences A Discourse on Political Economy Confessions New Heloise (An Excerpt)

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The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau

Book XI

By: Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau

Book XI

By: Jean Jacques Rousseau

Reproduction of the original: The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Granites

Petrology, Structure, Geological Setting, and Metallogeny

By: Anne Nédélec,Jean-Luc Bouchez

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Granites

Petrology, Structure, Geological Setting, and Metallogeny

By: Anne Nédélec,Jean-Luc Bouchez

Granites are emblematic rocks developed from a magma that crystallized in the Earth's crust. They ultimately outcrop at the surface of every continent. This book offers a modern presentation of granitic rocks. It considers granites in their geological spatial and temporal frame, and in relation to plate tectonics and Earth history. The book - translated, edited, and updated from the original French edition Pétrologie des Granites published by Vuibert in 2011 - gives a modern presentation of granitic rocks, or granites, from magma genesis to their emplacement into the crust and their crystallization. Mineralogical, petrological, physical, and economical aspects are explored and developed in a succession. The text is supported throughout by a large number of illustrations, descriptions of modern techniques, and additional boxes holding further discussions for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of the subject.

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The Most Influential Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emile, On the Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men, Confessions…

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The Most Influential Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emile, On the Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men, Confessions…

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Musaicum Press presents to you a collection of the most influential works written by the Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Contents: Emile, or On Education The Social Contract Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men Discourse on the Arts and Sciences A Discourse on Political Economy Confessions New Heloise (An Excerpt)

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Guénonian Esoterism and Christian Mystery

By: Jean Borella

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Guénonian Esoterism and Christian Mystery

By: Jean Borella

RenE GuEnon's explication of the principles of an interior understanding of sacred forms has established his reputation in the West as the master theorist of esoterism. But till now his doctrine has not been the focus of thorough study in Christian circles, and this has had serious consequences. GuEnonian Esoterism and Christian Mystery is the first major work to combine an analysis of GuEnon's ideas about esoterism with a critical examination of their application to Christianity in terms of data provided by Christianity itself. But to accomplish this, such data cannot simply be surveyed superficially-it must be known firsthand; hence the abundance of citations and references in this text. Such an approach not only lets us decide about certain issues, but may also help us rediscover an all too misunderstood facet of the revelation of Christ. Jean Borella taught philosophy at the University of Nancy until 1995. A Platonist by formation, he has been strongly influenced by GuEnon and Eastern metaphysics. But his deepest inspiration derives from unceasing meditation on the Christian faith, which led him to undertake the present searching critique of 'GuEnonian Christianity'. A religious philosopher, he strives to hear the reverberations awakened in human thought by revelation.

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Lavoisier

Chemist, Biologist, Economist

By: Jean-Pierre Poirier

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Lavoisier

Chemist, Biologist, Economist

By: Jean-Pierre Poirier

Originally published in French in 1993 (Editions Pygmalion/Gerard Watelet, Paris), and expanded and revised for this translation. The founder of modern chemistry, Lavoisier (1743-1794) was active on commisions connected with agriculture, gunpowder, banking, and finance, and was ultimately executed during the Reign of Terror. This biography recounts Lavoisier's scientific accomplishments and his role in the chemical revolution and early history of organic chemistry and physiology; but it is in the examination of his political and economic activities and accomplishments that it breaks new ground. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Confessions (Unabridged)

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Confessions (Unabridged)

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This eBook edition of "Confessions" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Confessions" is an autobiographical book which covers the first fifty-three years of Rousseau's life, up to 1765. It was completed in 1769, but not published until 1782, four years after Rousseau's death, even though Rousseau did read excerpts of his manuscript publicly at various salons and other meeting places. He wrote of his own life mainly in terms of his worldly experiences and personal feelings.

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Arranging the Meal

A History of Table Service in France

By: Jean-Louis Flandrin

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Arranging the Meal

A History of Table Service in France

By: Jean-Louis Flandrin

Arguing against pretentious restaurants, Flandrin argues that such changes in the food service are far from distinct events. Instead he regards it as a historical phenomenon, one that changed in response to socioeconomic and cultural factors.

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The Rigor of Things

Conversations with Dan Arbib

By: Jean-Luc Marion,Dan Arbib

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The Rigor of Things

Conversations with Dan Arbib

By: Jean-Luc Marion,Dan Arbib

In a series of conversations, Jean-Luc Marion reconstructs a career’s path in the history of philosophy, theology, and phenomenology. Discussing such concepts as the event, the gift, and the saturated phenomenon, Marion elaborates the rigor displayed by the things themselves. He discusses the major stages of his work and offers his views on the forces that have driven his thought. The conversation ranges from Marion’s engagement with Descartes, to phenomenology and theology, to Marion’s intellectual and biographical backgrounds, concluding with illuminating insights on the state of the Catholic Church today and on Judeo-Christian dialogue. Marion also reflects on the relationship of philosophy to history, theology, aesthetics, and literature. At the same time, the book provides an account of French intellectual life in the late twentieth century. In these interviews, Marion’s language is more conversational than in his formal writing, but it remains serious and substantive. The book serves as an excellent and comprehensive introduction to Marion’s thought and work.

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The Confessions and Correspondence, Including the Letters to Malesherbes

The Confessions and Correspondence, Including the Letters to Malesherbes

The Greatest Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau

The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau

Granites

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The Most Influential Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Most Influential Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Guénonian Esoterism and Christian Mystery

Guénonian Esoterism and Christian Mystery

Lavoisier

Lavoisier

Confessions (Unabridged)

Confessions (Unabridged)

Arranging the Meal

Arranging the Meal

The Rigor of Things

The Rigor of Things

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