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The hope of better things lies in the continued operation of the forces that are even now yielding good things . Civilization , not the totality of nature , nor any higher synthetic harmony , is the work of God .
The hope of better things lies in the continued operation of the forces that are even now yielding good things . Civilization , not the totality of nature , nor any higher synthetic harmony , is the work of God .
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You can not legislate a better human race into existence . It can not be done by some wonderful invention . You might invent a better electric light or social system or plan of education . But you can not invent better babies .
You can not legislate a better human race into existence . It can not be done by some wonderful invention . You might invent a better electric light or social system or plan of education . But you can not invent better babies .
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The formation of right habits is vastly better than the reformation of bad habits . The answer to our practical question consists in observing five familiar maxims . First , act on every opportunity . The set of the nervous system is ...
The formation of right habits is vastly better than the reformation of bad habits . The answer to our practical question consists in observing five familiar maxims . First , act on every opportunity . The set of the nervous system is ...
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Contents
CONCEPTS OF EDUCATION | 1 |
CONCEPTS OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOS OPHY OF EDUCATION | 27 |
NATURALISM IN EDUCATION | 53 |
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| Title | A Philosophy of Education, Based on Sources Prentice-Hall education series Prentice-Hall education series; E. George Payne, editor |
| Editors | Quincy Adams Kuehner, Enoch George Payne |
| Compiled by | Quincy Adams Kuehner |
| Publisher | Prentice-Hall, Incorporated, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 May 2006 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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