Jean-Jacques Rousseau

by Jurgen Oelkers, Richard Bailey (Editor)

Overview

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is indisputably a major thinker in education. Jurgen Oelkers' volume offers the most coherent account of Rousseau's educational thought. This work is divided into:
Intellectual biography
Critical exposition of Rousseau's work
The reception and influence of Rousseau's
The relevance of the work today

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826484123
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/15/2008
Series:	Continuum Library of Educational Thought , #13
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jürgen Oelkers is Professor Emeritus of The University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is specialized in history of philosophy of education. Among his recent books is a study on John Dewey (2009).

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface
Foreword
Preface

Part I: Intellectual Biography
1. Citoyen de Geneve: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Part II: Critical Exposition of Rousseau's Work
2. Basic Ideas of Philosophy
3. Theory of Education
4. Variants and Contradictions

Part III: The Reception and Influence of Rousseau's Work
5. The Reception of Rousseau's "Natural Education"

Part IV: The Relevance of Rousseau's Work Today
6. Current Significance

Bibliography
Index