ABSTRACT
The difference between Comenius and Locke is the difference between a single-minded person and a double-minded one. In terms of religious belief, Comenius and Locke have apparently the same premises. Locke is quite as pious, quite as orthodox, as is Comenius. Locke's theory of teaching is, first of all, based upon his faith in God. Locke has one scheme of teaching for young gentlemen of property and another, quite different, for the children of the working poor. It is dramatic—not to say tragic—to see the intellectual and social unity of the Czech broken into fragments by the divisive multiplicity of the Englishman. Locke has four purposes—virtue, wisdom, breeding, and learning. It is significant that learning has first place in one of these lists and last place in the other. At every point, Locke is on his guard against the moral contamination of his pupil by association with other human beings.
