Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life
Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life

Author: Mark Francis

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780801445903

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The ideas of the English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) have shaped evolutionary theory, philosophy of science, sociology & politics. This work aims to dispel the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer, throwing light on the broader cultural history of the 19th century.

Getting it Wrong from the Beginning
Getting it Wrong from the Beginning

Author: Kieran Egan

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0300094337

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The ideas upon which public education was founded in the last half of the nineteenth century were wrong. And despite their continued dominance in educational thinking for a century and a half, these ideas are no more right today. So argues one of the most original and highly regarded educational theorists of our time in 'Getting It Wrong from the Beginning'. Kieran Egan explains how we have come to take mistaken concepts about education for granted and why this dooms our attempts at educational reform.