Rousseau as a Naturalist

About Rousseau

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712

in Geneva, Switzerland.
• He hated society for the evils & wanted to reform it.
• He realised,”Every thing is good as it comes from the
hands of the author of nature but it every where
degenerates in the hands of the nature.”
• He gave the slogan, "Return to nature”.
• Because of his (Emile) unfavorable reactions were
caused in France & Switzerland he had to go to
England in 1766 after which he returned to France
after 11 years and wrote his last book “Confessions”
• His thoughts influenced French revolution .He was
acclaimed as a great revolutionary reformer.
• He died in 1778.
 His Works

•S o cia l C o n tra ct
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•N e w H e lo ise .
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•E m ile

•T h e p ro g re ss o f A rts & S cie n ce

 His Philosophy

• Rousseau’s naturalist philosophy shows the following three

forms:
• Social naturalism
• Psychological naturalism.
• Physical naturalism
• SOCIAL NATURALISM:
• In his social naturalism he devices education as a method to
develop the society.
• Rousseau’s social naturalism is found in his book, "The Social
Contract”
• His aim is man making and not making of social man and
citizen.
• In man making man/child should follow his inner feelings &
natural tendencies.
• Rousseau pleaded for liberty & equality.
• Acc to him education means, "Natural development of organs
and powers of the child.
 Development acc to Rousseau

Acc to Rousseau man’s development may be classified into

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the following four stages:

• Infancy: From birth to five years of age.
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• Childhood: From five years too twelve years of age.

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• Adolescence: From twelve years of age to fifteen years of
age.
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• Youth: From fifteen years of age to twenty years of age.
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• Rousseau has suggested suitable education in all these
stages in his book Emile.
Aims Of Education
Curriculum of Education