Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature: Collected Works of Florence NightingaleWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2003 M05 16 - 871 pages Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature, Volume 5 in the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, is the main source of Nightingale’s work on the methodology of social science and her views on social reform. Here we see how she took her “call to service” into practice: by first learning how the laws of God’s world operate, one can then determine how to intervene for good. There is material on medical statistics, the census, pauperism and Poor Law reform, the need for income security measures and better housing, on crime, gender and the family. Her comments on a new edition of The Dialogues of Plato are given, with their impact on the revision of the next edition. We see Nightingale’s condemnation of Plato’s “community of wives,” with her stirring approval of love (even outside marriage!), marriage and the family. In this volume also her views on natural science, education and literature are reported. Nightingale was an astute behind-the-scenes political activist. Society and Politics publishes (much of it for the first time) her correspondence with such leading political figures as Queen Victoria, W.E. Gladstone and J.S. Mill. There are notes and essays on public administration and personal observations on various members of royalty, prime ministers and ministers, and Indian viceroys. Nightingale’s support of the vote for women (contrary to much in the secondary literature) is here shown. Correspondence and notes on British general elections from 1834 to 1900 is reported, with letters to and for (Liberal) political candidates and fierce condemnations of Conservatives. Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary. |
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... means, without the prior consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Wilfrid ...
... means of turn- ing “ original sin ” into “ original good . " The desire to do this stems from her religious faith , with a little help from the insights into the ancient Egyptian religion and gnosticism she acquired in Egypt . But it ...
... means employed . Did I not fear being taxed with exaggeration , I should say THAT A GOOD ADMINISTRATION SAVES MORE PATIENTS in hospitals than the science of the most skillful doctors . ” [ quoting Quetelet's letter " On the use of ...
... means . That is to say that it is not in the intention of God that mankind , ignorant mankind , can have an eternal or infinite action at his own caprice ( how unjust if it were so ) . God alone sets the limits , that is , the laws . We ...
... mean that nothing should be done ( the laissez - faire response ) , instead arguing for effec- tive ways of giving ... means to act . This was strongly put in Physique sociale but Nightingale's treatment of the same point is stronger ...
Contents
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Essays Notes and Letters | 277 |
Philosophy Science Education and Literature | 549 |
Appendixes | 825 |
Bibliography | 839 |
Index | 849 |