According to Velkley, "Rousseau outlines certain programs of rational self-correction, most notably the political legislation of the Contrat Social and the moral education in Émile.
Ifølge Velkley, "skitserer Rousseau visse rationelle selvkorrigeringsprogrammer, hvoraf det bedst kendte er den politiske lovgivning i Contrat Social og den moralske uddannelse i Émile.