Toward excellence
Subtitle: a reader.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Published: 1973
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
Subjects: Anthologies.
Table of contents: title: Education: Whitehead, A. N. The aims of education. Lucian. Icaromenippus, an aerial expedition. Pico della Mirāndola. Oration on the dignity of man. Bacon, F. Of studies, learning, and idols. Milton, J. Third prolusion.; title: Politics and government: Plato. Apology. Rousseau, J.-J. From The social contract. Locke, J. Of property. Jefferson, T. The doctrine of continuing majorities. Lincoln, A. From Speech on the Mexican War.; title: Society and social institutions: Rabelais, F. The Abbey of Theleme. Marx, K. Alienated labour. Mill, J. S. From The subjection of women. Dostoevsky, F. The grand inquisitor. Blake, W. The marriage of heaven and hell.; title: Literature and art: Hazlitt, W. On the feeling of immortality in youth. Ruskin, J. Traffic. Nietzsche, F. From The birth of tragedy. Arnold, M. Literature and science. Mann, T. Toni Kröger.