ABSTRACT

In this unique work some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past. Covering a time-span from 500 BC to the early twentieth century each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of their impact and influence, a list of their major writings and suggested further reading. Together with Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education, this book provides a unique reference guide for all students of education.

chapter |5 pages

CONFUCIUS 551–479 BCE

chapter |6 pages

SOCRATES 469–399 BCE

chapter |5 pages

PLATO 427–347 BCE

chapter |7 pages

ARISTOTLE 384–322 BCE

chapter |5 pages

SAINT AUGUSTINE 354–430

chapter |5 pages

AL-GHAZZALI 1058–1111

chapter |4 pages

IBN TUFAYL c. 1106–85

chapter |5 pages

JOHN LOCKE 1632–1704

chapter |6 pages

JOHN WESLEY 1703–91

chapter |5 pages

IMMANUEL KANT 1724–1804

chapter |5 pages

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN 1801–90

chapter |5 pages

JOHN STUART MILL 1806–73

chapter |8 pages

CHARLES DARWIN 1809–82

chapter |5 pages

JOHN RUSKIN 1819–1900

chapter |4 pages

HERBERT SPENCER 1820–1903

chapter |5 pages

MATTHEW ARNOLD 1822–88

chapter |5 pages

THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY 1825–95

chapter |7 pages

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 1832–88

chapter |6 pages

SAMUEL BUTLER 1835–1902

chapter |4 pages

ROBERT MORANT 1863–1920

chapter |5 pages

ÉMILE DURKHEIM 1858–1917

chapter |6 pages

JANE ADDAMS 1860–1935

chapter |6 pages

RUDOLF STEINER 1861–1925

chapter |6 pages

M.K. GANDHI 1869–1948

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BERTRAND RUSSELL 1872–1970

chapter |5 pages

MARTIN BUBER 1878–1965

chapter |7 pages

CYRIL LODOVIC BURT 1883–1971