Utopianism and education : Robert Owen and the Owenites / Edited, with an introd. and notes, by John F.C. Harrison
1968. New York : Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #439268
Physical description: viii, 256 pages ; 20 cm. Series: Classics in education ; no. 37. Contents: Introduction / John F.C. Harrison -- A new view of society / Robert Owen -- The institution for the formation of character / Robert Owen -- Rational education for the new world / Robert Owen -- Education at New Lanark / Robert Dale Owen -- Ten rules for an infant school / Robert Owen -- The principles of natural education / Jane Dale Owen -- The definition of education / Abram Combe -- Education in a community / William Thompson -- Opinions on various subjects / William Maclure. Subjects: Owen, Robert 1771-1858. Education Philosophy. Utopian socialism. Education Philosophy Addresses, essays, lectures.
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