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Education and the Good Life Paperback – March 17, 1970

by Bertrand Russell (Author)

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Paperback: 318 pages
Publisher: Liveright (March 17, 1970)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871402122
ISBN-13: 978-0871402127
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 0.1 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #3103 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Curriculum & Lesson Plans > Curricula
- #3198 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Education Theory > Philosophy & Social Aspects

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Bringing Up Baby -- Scientifically and Rationally -- With Love

By PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT on November 12, 2009

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How is education related to the good life?

Education starts at birth, say Bertrand Russell. Since infants are potential adults, they ought to be treated as such from the start, and where good character is of concern to an adult, good character formation begins in infancy beginning with the proper nurturance but training as well of the infant. Bertrand Russell advocates, for instance, letting the baby cry alone if, after its feeding, safety, and general comfort are well attended to, the baby still cries, since picking up the crying infant initiates a desire for power in the baby over the parent and therefore the development of a tyrant if this action becomes repetitive or habitual. "A human ego, like a gas, will always expand unless restrained by external pressure," says Bertrand Russell. But by external pressure, the author never means punishment, whether physical nor mental. No form of cruelty, coercion or sense of duty is every suggested in this book.

Right from the first few weeks after birth, the child will need to develop four characteristics in order to live the good life as an adult: vitality, courage, sensitiveness, and intelligence. Bertrand Russell devotes many pages and chapters discussing just how these virtues can be drawn out of the infant and made into skills that will last a lifetime. If the infant and child is taught lovingly how to express all these characteristics (and some of these lessons by Bertrand Russell have actually been taught by "Super Nanny" on television), he or she will turn out to be a great and free individual.

Along the way, however, the author blurts out a number of eccentric views.Read more ›

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THE FAMED PHILOSOPHER GIVES HIS OPINIONS ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG

By Steven H Propp TOP 100 REVIEWER on January 26, 2015

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Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970) was an influential British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and political activist. In 1950, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, in recognition of his many books such as A History of Western Philosophy, The Problems of Philosophy, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism, The Analysis of Mind, Our Knowledge of the External World, Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits, Mysticism and Logic, etc.Read more ›

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Surpisingly, not very dated

It's sad how Russell's primary work in philosophy has become so badly outdated. Russell spent a decade on Principa Mathematica and it could be thought of as his major work, but... Read more

Published on July 6, 2004 by Zac Hanscom

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