Emile or Education vs Some thoughts concerning education: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Éducation, Education, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Emile or Education
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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Some thoughts concerning education
This volume offers two complementary works by John Locke, unabridged, in modernized, annotated texts - the only available edition priced for classroom use. Of interest to students and instructors of philosophy,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Some thoughts concerning education has the widest readership — 378 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Emile or Education | Some thoughts concerning education | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (378) |
| Hardcover | 2.2 (6) | — |
Reception
| Emile or Education | Some thoughts concerning education | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 378 |
| Editions | 182 | 52 |
| Citations | 58 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1427 |
| Reading it now | — | 41 |
| Written reviews | — | 52 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 738 |
| Pages | 410 | 322 |