Education of Character

by Bertrand Russell

2020-12-30 13:17:13

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The Nobel Prize winner explores the role of early childhood education in building personal character. In Education of Character, great twentieth-century philosopher Bertrand Russell goes beyond math or history and into the larger purposes of educatio... Read more
The Nobel Prize winner explores the role of early childhood education in building personal character. In Education of Character, great twentieth-century philosopher Bertrand Russell goes beyond math or history and into the larger purposes of education. What do we want our children to be like as people? What kind of future community do we want to build? And what approaches are most likely to achieve the results we want? Taking the discoveries of modern psychology into account, Russell notes that habits of mind are formed earlier than we may realize and represent a crucial part of children’s ability to cope successfully with challenges as they grow older. Beginning with the very first year of life and giving consideration to both home and classroom, Russell discusses such topics as fear, play, selfishness, sympathy, and truthfulness—offering parents and other caregivers a set of guiding principles that can help them develop virtue and good character in youngsters. Less

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Publication date December 15, 2020
Languageeng
ISBN9781504065382
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 Feb 1970) was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominen...

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