Por que Emílio não é o cidadão republicano

Abstract

Undoubtedly, the relations between education and politics are a major theme of Rousseau’s works, in particular regarding the preparation of persons endowed with the civic virtue nec- essary to exercise the republican sovereignty. However, although this is a topic very ex- plored by researchers, there are certain analytical operations commonly used to approach it by making an option that, in my point of view, seems erroneous, namely, the use of Emile as the source of the most important references for Rousseau’s thought about citizen’s forma- tion. In this article, my intention is to present arguments to challenge that choice, emphasiz- ing the distinction between moral freedom and political freedom as well as the differences between the models of education best suited to prepare the man and the citizen.