 What knowledge is of most worth ? — the uniform reply is — Science. This is the verdict on all the counts. For direct self-preservation, or the mainitenanee of life and health, the all-important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect self-preservation...  Popular Science Monthly - Page 2801903Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Henry Peterson - 1864 - 908 pages
...»9 ikuttld (Ль'у QCciijLiif the leisure part ч/ educativa." And in answer to the question : ** What knowledge is of most worth? — the uniform reply...direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of life mid health, the all-important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect selfpreservation which we... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 422 pages
...science is increased by the following repetition of the word in Spencer's able work on education : " Thus to the question with which we set out — What...This is the verdict on all the counts. For direct eelf-preservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge is — Science.... | |
 | 1869 - 480 pages
...here allowed to be set up. Spencer says (pp. 93, 94) : "To tbe question with which we set out, viz : What knowledge is of most worth ? — the uniform reply is, science. This is the verdict on all counts. For direct selfpreservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge... | |
 | Andrew John Ramsay - 1873 - 216 pages
...judging correctly. And that it necessitates this habit is one of the immense advantages of science. Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...self-preservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect self-preservation, which we call gaining... | |
 | 1873 - 840 pages
...distinctive ground of its bearing upon the highest human interests. We extract a closing passage : " Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...For direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of lite and health, the all-important knowledge is — science. For that indirect self-preservation which... | |
 | C. L. Hotze - 1878 - 184 pages
...underlying the right performance of all those processes by which civilized life is made possible Tbus to the question with which we set out — what knowledge...Science. This is the verdict on all the counts. For d1rect selfpreservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge is —... | |
 | 1878 - 818 pages
...distinctive ground of its bearing upon the highest human interests. We extract a closing passage: " Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...most worth ? — the uniform reply is — science I This is the verdict on all the counts. For direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of life and... | |
 | Hyland Clare Kirk - 1883 - 284 pages
...the question ' What knowledge is of most worth ? ' we are compelled to answer with Herbert Spencer, ' the uniform reply is — science.' This is the verdict on all the counts. For self-preservation or the maintenance of life, the all-important knowledge is science. For gaining a... | |
 | National Educational Association (U.S.) - 1887 - 622 pages
...value, without indicating, however, which of the sciences or their relative value. His own words are, " Thus to the question with which we set out — What knowledge is most worth? — the uniform reply is Science — This is the verdict on all the counts." Whatever may... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1891 - 298 pages
...human conception, is the Universal Power of which Nature, and Life, and Thought are manifestations. We conclude, then, that for discipline, as well as...all the counts. For direct self-preservation, or the mainitenanee of life and health, the all-important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect self-preservation... | |
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