American Ideas and Education

absolute adult American education American thinkers Aristotle Barnard became become believed century CHAPTER child Christianity Church civilization colonial common concept creative culture curriculum Deism democracy Dewey divine doctrine economic Emerson emphasized England especially ethical existential experience faith feel felt freedom Harvard Hegel Horace Mann human Hutchins Ibid ideals ideas important individual influence institutions intellectual interest James Jefferson John Dewey Jonathan Edwards Josiah Royce Kilpatrick knowledge labor laws leaders learning liberal live man's Mann metaphysical method mind moral nation nature never philosophy philosophy of education physical Plato political pragmatic principles progress Puritan radical reality reform regarded religion religious revolution Robert Hutchins Royce Santayana scholar scientific scientific method sense significant social society Spinoza spirit stressed taught teacher teaching theory thinkers thinking Thoreau thought tion truth United universe Walt Whitman Whitman