Address on opening the Institution for the Formation of Character, at New Lanark
An edition of Address on opening the Institution for the Formation of Character, at New Lanark (1841)
delivered on the 1st of January, 1816 : being the first public announcement of the discovery of the infant school system
By Robert Owen
Publish Date
1841
Publisher
Home Colonization Society
Language
eng
Pages
32
Description:
An address by Robert Owen outlining his view of the malleability of human nature, and calling for a radical change in the way social institutions are established. Human progress is inhibited by the lack of knowledge about how human beings are to be educated so as to pursue productive activities and eschew debilitating vices.