History of Education

by Thomas Davidson

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292 pages, Hardcover

First published August 12, 2015

About the author

Scottish-American philosopher

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Reviews

[William Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

This historical survey provides a wide view of the evolution of education. I particularly liked the early chapters on the education of savages and barbarians. We've come far, yet we haven't. Davidson writes, "As men ascend above barbarism, their progress is marked by a gradual emancipation from institutions, or a gradual development of individualism" (p. 76). The individualist ideal first emerged in Greece with the hero and the citizen and brought forth democracy and freedom, as unperfected as it was at the time. The communal world in many respects began with religion, Christianity in particular, for better or worse. The "mass" was stronger than the individual in that it was a better way to organize and recruit.