A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education

Chapter 2

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ON THE GREAT DESIGN OF NATURE'S TEACHING, AND THE METHODS SHE EMPLOYS IN CARRYING IT ON.

CHAP. I.

A Comprehensive View of the several Educational Processes carried on by Nature, 37

CHAP. II.

On the Method employed by Nature for cultivating the Powers of the Mind, 45

CHAP. III.

On the Means by which Nature enables her Pupils to acquire Knowledge, 52

CHAP. IV.

On Nature's Method of communicating Knowledge to the Young by the Principle of Reiteration, 56

CHAP. V.

On the Acquisition of Knowledge by the Principle of Individuation, 65

CHAP. VI.

On the Acquisition of Knowledge by the Principle of Association, or Grouping, 72

CHAP. VII.

On the Acquisition of Knowledge by the Principle of Analysis, or Classification, 83

CHAP. VIII.

On Nature's Methods of Teaching her Pupils to make use of their Knowledge, 95

CHAP. IX.

On Nature's Methods of Applying Knowledge by the Principle of the Animal, or Common Sense, 101

CHAP. X.

On Nature's Method of applying Knowledge, by means of the Moral Sense, or Conscience, 111

CHAP. XI.

On Nature's Method of Training her Pupils to Communicate their Knowledge, 129

CHAP. XII.

Recapitulation of the Philosophical Principles developed in the previous Chapters, 141