Returning to nature: letting children be children--exploring the value of natural education in Rousseau's Emile

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v6i5.2170

Hanyi LUO

Zhejiang Normal University

Abstract

When his contemporaries in the Enlightenment cheered and called for reason, Rousseau was well aware of the problems that reason would bring to human society. Honoring nature is Rousseau's solution. He advocated "natural education" in the natural process of development, allowing the free development of the human body and mind. It can be said that Rousseau was almost a century ahead of the world in recognizing the importance of nature to human beings. This article is a reading note after reading Rousseau's educational work Emile.

Keywords

natural education; Rousseau; Emile; take your time

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