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Education and the Good Life
- Narrated by: Cate Barratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Education and the Good Life
By Bertrand Russell
Early 20th-century philosopher, mathematician, historian, and social critic Bertrand Russell once again offers a refreshing and insightful look at the way in which we raise and educate our children and the effect it has on the kind of adults they become. Once again Russell demonstrates how timeless and unresolved some issues remain—be they war, religion, politics, or ... in this instance ... education.
Russell sets out his views on the four important characteristics of an ideal character: vitality, courage, sensitiveness, and intelligence, and then proceeds to take the audience on the ideal educational journey of a child, from infancy to adulthood. Although published in 1926, the insights in this work continue to apply today—perhaps more than ever.
00 - Introduction
Part I. Education and the Good Life
01- Chapter 1. Postulates of Modern Educational Theory
02- Chapter 2. The Aims of Education
Part II. Education of Character
03- The First Year
04- Fear
05- Play and Fancy
06- Constructiveness
07- Selfishness and Property
08- Truthfulness
09- Punishment
10- Importance of Other Children
11- Affection and Sympathy
12- Sex Education
13- The Nursey-School
Part III. Intellectual Education
14- General Principles
15- The School Curriculum Before Fourteen
16- Last School Years
17- Day Schools and Boarding Schools
18- The University
19- Conclusion