 ... a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world; and through this knowledge, turning a stream of fresh and free thought upon our stock notions...  Emerson, Poet and Thinker - Page 96by Elisabeth Luther Cary - 1904 - 284 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Matthew Arnold - 1883 - 420 pages
...getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world; and through this knowledge, turning...our stock notions and habits, which we now follow staunchly but mechanically, ^vaialy -imagiaiBg that there is a virtue in following them staunchly which... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1922 - 796 pages
...education as "the getting to know on all matters which concern us the best which has been thought and said in the world; and through this knowledge turning a...and free thought upon our stock notions and habits." This ideal would be accepted by most educators, but how very far are we from realizing it in practice.... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1923 - 812 pages
...education as "the getting to know on all matters which concern us the best which has been thought and said in the world; and through this knowledge turning a...and free thought upon our stock notions and habits." This ideal would be accepted by most educators, but how very far are we from realizing it in practice.... | |
 | 1901 - 844 pages
...social — his gospel, in a word. Culture he defines as " a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all matters which most concern...fresh and free thought upon our stock notions and habij which we now follow stanchly but mechanically, vainly imagining that there is a virtue in following... | |
 | 1927 - 554 pages
...offers his characteristic remedy. Culture he defines as "a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all matters which most concern...upon our stock notions and habits which we now follow staunchly but mechanically, vainly imagining that there is a virtue in following them staunchly which... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1894 - 420 pages
...getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world ; and through this knowledge, turning...our stock notions and habits, which we now follow staunchly but mechanically, vainly imagining that there is a virtue in following them staunchly which... | |
 | William Basil Worsfold - 1897 - 310 pages
...means of getting to know, on all matters which most concern us, the best that has been thought and said in the world ; and through this knowledge, turning...our stock notions and habits, which we now follow staunchly but mechanically.'2 What Matthew Arnold here calls ' culture ' is something which is more... | |
 | Washington Gladden - 1898 - 518 pages
...getting to know on all the subjects which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world, and through this knowledge turning a stream of fresh and free thought on all our stock notions and habits." 1 The best that has been thought and said in the world is to... | |
 | Jeannette M. Dougherty - 1899 - 52 pages
...Matthew Arnold, " is getting to know on all matters that most concern us, the best which has been said and thought in the world, and, through this knowledge, turning a stream of fresh and full thought upon our stock notions and habits — the culture we recommend is, above all, an inward... | |
 | William Crary Brownell - 1901 - 308 pages
...social — his gospel, in a word. Culture he defines as " a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all matters which most concern...for the mischief of following them mechanically." He exhibits and illustrates its value eloquently and convincingly, showing, in a dozen ways, how it... | |
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