EDUCATION AND THE GOOD LIFE EDUCATION AND THE GOOD LIFE BERTRAND RUSSELL [Illustration] BONI & LIVERIGHT NEW YORK MCMXXVI COPYRIGHT 1926 :: BY BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES [Illustration] First printing, May, 1926 Second printing, May, 1926 Third printing, June, 1926 Fourth printing, July, 1926 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 7 PART I EDUCATION AND THE GOOD LIFE CHAPTER I. POSTULATES OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL THEORY 15 II. THE AIMS OF EDUCATION 47 PART II EDUCATION OF CHARACTER III. THE FIRST YEAR 87 IV. FEAR 101 V. PLAY AND FANCY 123 VI. CONSTRUCTIVENESS 136 VII. SELFISHNESS AND PROPERTY 147 VIII. TRUTHFULNESS 157 IX. PUNISHMENT 166 X. IMPORTANCE OF OTHER CHILDREN 178 XI. AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY 187 XII. SEX EDUCATION 209 XIII. THE NURSERY-SCHOOL 224 PART III INTELLECTUAL EDUCATION XIV. GENERAL PRINCIPLES 239 XV. THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM BEFORE FOURTEEN 261 XVI. LAST SCHOOL YEARS 278 XVII. DAY SCHOOLS AND BOARDING SCHOOLS 292 XVIII. THE UNIVERSITY 301 XIX. CONCLUSION 314 INTRODUCTION