Dei delitte e delle pene vs Emile or Education: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dei delitte e delle pene Dei delitte e delle pene Cesare Beccaria · 1764 ★★★★☆ 3.8 115 pages · ≈ 2 h 08 m · Demanding

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Cover of Emile or Education Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 ★★★★☆ 3.5 410 pages · ≈ 7 h 36 m · Demanding

Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness.…

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Dei delitte e delle peneEmile or Education
Ratings 1 6
Editions 164 182
Citations — 58
Pages 115 410

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