{"product_id":"the-teacher-of-nations-addresses-and-essays-in-commemoration-of-the-visit-to-england-of-the-great-czech-educationalist-jan-amos-komensky-comenius-paperback-9781107511620","title":"The Teacher of Nations; Addresses and Essays in Commemoration of the Visit to England of the Great Czech Educationalist Jan Amos Komensky (Comenius) (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107511620","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Teacher of Nations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAddresses and Essays in Commemoration of the Visit to England of the Great Czech Educationalist Jan Amos Komensky (Comenius)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1942, this book contains lectures commemorating the visit of the great educator Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) to Cambridge in 1641.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Needham (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107511620, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e110 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm, 0.14 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1942, this book contains the text of eleven lectures originally delivered the previous year to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the visit of the great educator Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) to Cambridge in 1641. The lectures all come from a background in education or writing, and each describes the effect that Comenius has had on their experience of education, the world, and social order. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Comenius or the history of education.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditorial introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The place of Comenius in history of a good European Eduard Beneš\u003cbr\u003e 2. Comenius as a pioneer of education J. L. Paton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Education and community Henry Morris\u003cbr\u003e 4. Comenius' visit to England (1641), and the rise of scientific societies in the seventeenth century J. D. Bernal\u003cbr\u003e 5. Comenius and the invisible college (1645–62) R. Fitzgibbon Young\u003cbr\u003e 6. Comenius and Harvard J. B. Conant\u003cbr\u003e 7. Comenius' life and work in its historical setting O. Odložilík\u003cbr\u003e 8. Comenius, the English revolution, and our present plight Oskar Kokoschka\u003cbr\u003e 9. Comenius and confidence in the rational mind Dorothea Waley Singer\u003cbr\u003e 10. The social relations of science in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries J. G. Crowther\u003cbr\u003e 11. The debt of Europe to Czechoslovakia and to Comenius Ernest Barker\u003cbr\u003e Table of dates illustrating the life of Comenius, with special reference to his plans for pansophic encyclopaedias and scientific societies, and to his interest in educational work among the Indians of New England and Virginia R. Fitzgibbon Young\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography of the educational and scientific works of Comenius, and of publications concerning Comenius Anna Heyberger.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy \u0026amp; theory of education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy \u0026amp; theory of education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20of%20education%20%5BJNA%5D%22\"\u003eJNA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004994703640,"sku":"9781107511620","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107511620i_72061085-987a-4c33-82e1-1cc778625f02.jpg?v=1696755057","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-teacher-of-nations-addresses-and-essays-in-commemoration-of-the-visit-to-england-of-the-great-czech-educationalist-jan-amos-komensky-comenius-paperback-9781107511620","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}