Science & Education (Forgotten Books)

Essays on science in relation to education and thoughts on teaching.

About the Author

"Thomas Henry Huxley PC, FRS (4 May 1825 Ealing - 29 June 1895 Eastbourne, Sussex) was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Huxley's famous 1860 debate with the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce, was a key moment in the wider acceptance of evolution, and in his own career. Wilberforce was coached by Richard Owen, against whom Huxley also debated on whether man was closely related to apes. Huxley was slow to accept some of Darwin's ideas, such as gradualism, and was undecided about natural selection, but despite this he was wholehearted in his public support of Darwin. He was instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain, and fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition.

Huxley used the term 'agnostic' to describe his own views on religion, a term whose use has continued to the present day, and which throws light on his demanding criteria for proof in science (see Thomas Henry Huxley and agnosticism)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface; Joseph Priestley; On The Educational Value Of The Natural History Sciences; Emancipation--black And White; A Liberal Education; And Where To Find It; Scientific Education: Notes Of An After-dinner Speech; Science And Culture; On Science And Art In Relation To Education; Universities: Actual And Ideal; Address On University Education ; On The Study Of Biology; On Elementary Instruction In Physiology; On Medical Education; The State And The Medical Profession; The Connection Of The Biological Sciences With Medicine; The School Boards: What They Can Do, And What They May Do; Technical Education; Address On Behalf Of The Na  more