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The aims of education & other essays, by A. N. Whitehead.

By: Publication details: New York : The Free Press, 1957.Description: vii p., 1 l., 165 p. 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB875 .W48
Contents:
The aims of education.--The rhythm of education.--The rhythmic claims of freedom and discipline.--Technical education and its relation to science and literature.--The place of classics in education.--The mathematical curriculum.--Universities and their function.--The organisation of thought.--The anatomy of some scientific ideas.--Space, time, and relativity.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection LB 875 .W48 1957 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 24929

"Chapters I, IV, VI, XIII, IX, and X have been published in my book, The organisation of thought ... 1917. Chapter II ... published [1922] as a separate pamphlet."--Pref.

The aims of education.--The rhythm of education.--The rhythmic claims of freedom and discipline.--Technical education and its relation to science and literature.--The place of classics in education.--The mathematical curriculum.--Universities and their function.--The organisation of thought.--The anatomy of some scientific ideas.--Space, time, and relativity.

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