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Originally published in 1900, this book presents a discussion of the relationship between ethics and education.
List of contents
Part I. Congenital Endowment: Its Nature and Treatment: 1. Heredity; 2. Natural inequality; 3. Temperament; 4. Capacities, instincts, desires; 5. The economy of human powers; 6. Development and repression; 7. Habit and its limitations; Part II. Educative Influences: 1. Environment; 2. Bodily health; 3. Mr Spencer's doctrine of natural reactions; 4. Wordsworthian education of nature; 5. Family, school, friendship; 6. Livelihood; 7. Citizenship; 8. The religious organisation; 9. Social influences and unity of character; 10. Education value of moral ideals; 11. Punishment; 12. Example; 13. Precept; 14. Casuistry; Part III. Sound Judgment: 1. Sound moral judgment; 2. The education of the moral judgment; 3. Growth of the individual's ideal; 4. Practical value of a theory of the moral ideal; Part IV. Self-Development and Self-Control: 1. Self-development; 2. Self-control.
Summary
Originally published in 1900, this book presents a discussion of the relationship between ethics and education. The text is divided into four main parts: 'Congenital Endowment: its Nature and Treatment'; 'Educative Influences'; 'Sound Judgment'; and 'Self-Development and Self-Control'.
