Education as a Science

Education as a Science by Alexander Bain is a comprehensive exploration of the nature and principles of education. Bain, a Scottish philosopher and educationalist, believed that education should be approached scientifically, with a focus on empirical observation and experimentation. In this book, he examines the various aspects of education, including the role of the teacher, the methods of instruction, the importance of discipline, and the relationship between education and society. He also discusses the different types of knowledge and how they should be taught, as well as the psychological and physiological factors that affect learning. Bain's ideas were influential in the development of modern educational theory, and this book remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of education.1885. Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and educationalist, was an early proponent of scientific psychology. Along with his friend, John Stuart Mill, Bain was a major proponent of the British school of empiricism: a theory which based all knowledge on basic sensory experiences and not on introspection. Bain's philosophical and scientific writings were completed during his twenty years as a professor at Aberdeen. In this volume he surveys the Teaching Art, as far as possible, from a scientific point of view; which means, among other things, that the maxims of ordinary experience are tested and amended by bringing them under the best ascertained laws of the mind. I have devoted one long chapter to an account of the Intellect and the Emotions in their bearings on education. The remainder of the work is occupied with the several topics more specially connected with the subject. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.