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Previously published New York, 1867. ; Mental discipline in education / by E.L. Youmans -- On the importance of the study of physics / by J. Tyndall -- On the educational claims of botanical science / by A. Henfrey -- On the method of studying zoology / by T.H. Huxley -- On the importance of the study of physiology / by J. Paget --On the education of the judgment / by [M.] Faraday -- On the influence of the history of science upon intellectual education / by W. Whewell -- On the importance of the study of economic science / by W.B. Hodgson -- On political education / by H. Spencer -- On early mental training and the studies best fitted for it / by F.A.P. Barnard -- The development of ideas in physical science / by J. von Liebig -- Observations on the scientific study of human nature / by E.L. Youmans -- Appendix [Extracts] ; Mode of access: Internet.

Jonathan Swift, by W.M. Thackeray.--The idea of a university, by J.H. Newman.--The study of poetry, by M. Arnold.--Sesame and lilies, by J. Ruskin.--John Milton, by W. Bagehot.--Science and culture, by T.H. Huxley.--Race and language, by E.A. Freeman.--Truth of intercourse. Samuel Pepys, by R.L. Stevenson.--On the elevation of thr laboring classes, by W.E. Channing.--The poetic principle, by E.A. Poe.--Walking, by H.D. Thoreau.--Abraham Lincoln. Democracy, by J.R. Lowell. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Mental discipline in education / E.L. Youmans -- On the study of physics / J. Tyndall -- On the study of botany / A. Henfrey -- On the study of zoology / T.H. Huxley -- On the study of physiology / J. Paget -- On the education of the judgment / [M.] Faraday -- On the educational history of science / W. Whewell -- On the study of economic science / W.B. Hodgson --On political education / H. Spencer -- On early mental training / F.A.P. Barnard -- On the development of ideas / J. von Liebig -- On the scientific study of human nature / E.L. Youmans -- Appendix and extracts. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Youmans, E. L. Mental discipline in education.--Tyndall, J. On the importance of the study of physics.--Henfrey, A. On the educational claims of botanical science.--Huxley, T. H. On the method of studying zoology.--Paget, J. On the importance of the study of physiology.--Faraday, [M.] Observations on the education of the judgment.--Whewell, W. On the influence of the history of science upon intellectual education.--Hodgson, W. B. On the importance of the study of economic science.--Spencer, H. On the political education.--Barnard, F. A. P. On early mental training and the studies best fitted for it.--Von Liebig, J. The development of ideas in physical science.--Youmans, E. L. Observations on the scientific study of human nature.--Appendix [extracts] ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Veritas"--Cover. ; Jonathan Swift / William Makepeace Thackeray -- The idea of a university / John Henry Newman -- The study of poetry / Matthew Arnold -- Sesame and lilies / John Ruskin -- John Milton / Walter Bagehot -- Science and culture / Thomas Henry Huxley -- Race and language / Edward Augustus Freeman -- Truth of intercourse -- Samuel Pepys / Robert Louis Stevenson -- On the elevation of the laboring classes / William Ellery Channing -- The poetic principle / Edgar Allan Poe -- Walking / Henry David Thoreau -- Abraham Lincoln -- Democracy / James Russell Lowell. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I. Epistemology after Darwin -- Introduction -- The Principles of Psychology -- The Gay Science -- The Evolution of Self- Consciousness -- The Fixation of Belief -- Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment -- The Influence of Darwinism on Philosophy -- Part II. Ethics after Darwin -- Introduction -- The Descent of Man -- The Data of Ethics -- The Challenge of Facts -- The Gospel of Wealth -- Socialism -- Mutual Aid -- Human Progress: Past and Future -- The Right to Make War -- The Call of the Wild -- Principia Ethica: Naturalistic Ethics -- Evolution and Ethics -- Part III. The Evolution of Ideas -- Introduction -- Darwinism as a Metaphysical Research Programme -- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- The Evolutionary Development of Natural Science -- Memes and the Exploitation of Imagination -- Three Challenges for the Survival of Memetics -- Altruism in Science: A Sociobiological Model of Cooperative Behavior among Scientists -- Why Reason Can't Be Naturalized: Evolutionary Epistemology -- Part IV. The Evolution of Rationality -- Introduction -- Kant's Doctrine of the A Priori in the Light of Contemporary Biology -- The View from Somewhere: A Critical Defense of Evolutionary Epistemology -- How the Mind Works -- Evolution, Thinking, and Rationality -- The Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism: An Initial Statement of the Argument -- Darwin's Doubt, Calvin's Calvary -- Part V. Ethics and Progress -- Introduction -- On Human Nature -- A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution, and Cooperation -- Darwinian Conservatism -- Moral Philosophy as Applied Science -- Four Ways of "Biologicizing" Ethics -- A Defense of Evolutionary Ethics -- Part VI. The Evolution of Altruism -- Introduction -- The Liver and the Moral Organ -- Unto Others -- Is Human Morality Innate? -- Game Theory in Evolutionary Biology -- Ethics and Intuitions -- Evolution and Ethics: The Sociobiological Approach -- The Darwinian Moral Sense and Biblical Religion -- Thomistic Natural Law and the Limits of Evolutionary Psychology -- An Evolutionary Account of Evil -- Falling Up: Evolution and Original Sin -- SOURCES AND CREDITS -- FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX