The Educational Ideal: An Outline of Its Growth in Modern TimesD.C. Heath, 1904 - 262 páginas |
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Adèle et Théodore advance attained believed century child childhood Church civilization classic Comenius Compayré Descartes divine doctrine educa educational ideal Émile Essay eternal evil Fénelon force France Francis Bacon Froebel Gargantua genius Greek growth human humanists ideas Idols influence intellectual Jansenists Jean-Jacques Jesuits knowledge Latin Laurie learning letters Locke Locke's Luther Madame de Genlis Madame de Maintenon Madame de Staël Madame Necker mankind ment mental methods mind modern Montaigne moral mother nature never Orbis Pictus Päd parents Paris pedagogic perfect Pestalozzi philosophy Port Royal principles progress pupils question Rabelais Rabelais's rational reform Renaissance Rousseau says scholasticism scientific sense social society soul Spedding spirit taught teachers teaching thee things thou thought tion to-day true truth tutor understanding universal virtue woman women words writings youth Yverdun
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Página 55 - The Idols of the Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion that the sense of man is the measure of things. On the contrary, all perceptions as well of the sense as of the mind are according to the measure of the individual and not according to the measure of the universe. And the human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving...
Página 53 - But as both heaven and earth do conspire and contribute to the use and benefit of man ; so the end ought to be, from both philosophies to separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is empty and void, and to preserve and augment whatsoever is solid and fruitful...
Página 48 - For man is but the servant and interpreter of nature : what he does and what he knows is only what he has observed of nature's order in fact or in thought ; beyond this he knows nothing and can do nothing. For the chain of causes cannot by any force be loosqd or broken, nor can nature be commanded except by being obeyed.
Página 27 - Lyceum all for the gown, this institution of breeding which I here delineate shall be equally good both for peace and war. Therefore about an hour and a half ere they eat at noon should be allowed them for exercise, and due rest afterwards...
Página 27 - The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and convenient rest before meat, may, both with profit and delight, be taken up in recreating and composing their travailed spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music, heard or learned; either whilst the skilful organist plies his grave and fancied descant in lofty fugues, or the whole symphony with artful and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer...
Página 114 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest if we take counterfeit for true our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.
Página 26 - ... fear, if need be, but chiefly by his own example, might in a short space gain them to an incredible diligence and courage, infusing into their young...
Página 26 - But here the main skill and groundwork will be, to temper them such lectures and explanations upon every opportunity, as may lead and draw them in willing obedience, enflamed with the study of learning, and the admiration of virtue ; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men, and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.
Página 39 - Wisdom for a man's self is in many branches thereof a depraved thing ; it is the wisdom of rats, that will be sure to leave a house somewhat before it fall; it is the wisdom of the fox, that thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for him; it is the wisdom of crocodiles, that shed tears when they would devour ; but that which is specially to be noted is that those which, as Cicero says of Pompey, are sui amantes sine rivali...
Página 115 - ... the duty and concern of parents, and the welfare and prosperity of the nation so much depends on it, that I would have every one lay it seriously to heart ; and after having well...