
Education and the good life
Bertrand Russell · narrated by Emma
1926
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Bertrand Russell on raising children to be free, fearless, and kind. Drawing on running his own school, he sets out a bold, humane philosophy of upbringing that prizes curiosity, courage, and independence over obedience and fear. Clear and provocative, it questions much that parents take for granted. A landmark book on education from one of the great minds of the century, still capable of changing how you think about children.
21 chapters
- 1INTRODUCTION7m
- 2CHAPTER I POSTULATES OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL THEORY50m
- 3CHAPTER II THE AIMS OF EDUCATION1h 0m
- 4CHAPTER III THE FIRST YEAR22m
- 5CHAPTER IV FEAR34m
- 6CHAPTER V PLAY AND FANCY21m
- 7CHAPTER VI CONSTRUCTIVENESS18m
- 8CHAPTER VII SELFISHNESS AND PROPERTY16m
- 9CHAPTER VIII TRUTHFULNESS14m
- 10CHAPTER IX PUNISHMENT19m
- 11CHAPTER X IMPORTANCE OF OTHER CHILDREN14m
- 12CHAPTER XI AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY34m
- 13CHAPTER XII SEX EDUCATION23m
- 14CHAPTER XIII THE NURSERY-SCHOOL20m
- 15CHAPTER XIV GENERAL PRINCIPLES35m
- 16CHAPTER XV THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM BEFORE FOURTEEN26m
- 17CHAPTER XVI LAST SCHOOL YEARS21m
- 18CHAPTER XVII DAY SCHOOLS AND BOARDING SCHOOLS14m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII THE UNIVERSITY20m
- 20CHAPTER XIX CONCLUSION8m
- 21Chapter 214m
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