The Education of A Child from The Wisdom of Fenelon 1687

by François Fénelon and François De Salignac De La Mothe Fénelon

Book Overview

Francois Fenelon's treatise on education during the 17th century is a thorough and common sense approach to education. Commissioned to educate the grandson of King Louis XIV and prepare him for the th This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584740558
• ISBN13: 9781584740551
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Lamplighter Publishing
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

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The #1 Philosophy of Education Guide Ever

This is the most valuable discovery for people looking for philosophically-grounded, classical, yet practicable, approaches to childhood education. Written in the 17th century, Fenelon drew from Aristotlean and other classical sources for timeless truths about the nature of learning and teaching. Here is the wisdom that was lost to the infatuation over psychological approaches to learning in the early 20th century.