Gateway to the Great Books: Philosophical essaysRobert Maynard Hutchins, Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopędia Britannica, 1963 - 644 pages Complements Great Books of the Western World; includes only short works and excerpts from longer works. |
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Page 197
... OBSERVATION Observation Not an End in Itself . The protest , mentioned in the last chapter , of educational reformers against the exaggerated and false use of language insisted upon personal and direct observation as the alternative ...
... OBSERVATION Observation Not an End in Itself . The protest , mentioned in the last chapter , of educational reformers against the exaggerated and false use of language insisted upon personal and direct observation as the alternative ...
Page 199
... observation decides this fact , noting other details is irrelevant and a waste of time . In the training of observation the question of purpose and result is all- important . Observation Impelled by Solving Theoretical Problems . The ...
... observation decides this fact , noting other details is irrelevant and a waste of time . In the training of observation the question of purpose and result is all- important . Observation Impelled by Solving Theoretical Problems . The ...
Page 200
... OBSERVATION IN THE SCHOOLS The best methods already in use in schools furnish many suggestions for giving observation its right place in mental training . Three features of these methods deserve mention . Observation Should Involve ...
... OBSERVATION IN THE SCHOOLS The best methods already in use in schools furnish many suggestions for giving observation its right place in mental training . Three features of these methods deserve mention . Observation Should Involve ...
Contents
JOHN ERSKINE | 1 |
WILLIAM KINGDON CLIFFORD | 14 |
WILLIAM JAMES | 37 |
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