 | Herbert Spencer - 1860 - 332 sider
...training, the study of surrounding phenomena is immensely superior to the study of grammars and lexicons. Thus to the question with which we set out — What...all-important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect self-preservaTRANSCENDENT VALUE OF SCIENCE. 85 tion which we call gaining a livelihood, the knowledge... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1864 - 324 sider
...the study of surrounding phenomena is immensely superior to the study of grammars and lexicons. • Thus to the question with which we set out — What...maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge is^-Science. For that indirect self-preservation which we call gaining a livelihood, the knowledge... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Peterson - 1864 - 908 sider
...»9 ikuttld (Ль'у QCciijLiif the leisure part ч/ educativa." And in answer to the question : ** What knowledge is of most worth? — the uniform reply...direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of life mid health, the all-important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect selfpreservation which we... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 422 sider
...science is increased by the following repetition of the word in Spencer's able work on education : " Thus to the question with which we set out — What...This is the verdict on all the counts. For direct eelf-preservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge is — Science.... | |
 | 1869 - 480 sider
...here allowed to be set up. Spencer says (pp. 93, 94) : "To tbe question with which we set out, viz : What knowledge is of most worth ? — the uniform reply is, science. This is the verdict on all counts. For direct selfpreservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge... | |
 | Andrew John Ramsay - 1873 - 216 sider
...judging correctly. And that it necessitates this habit is one of the immense advantages of science. Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...self-preservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all important knowledge is — Science. For that indirect self-preservation, which we call gaining... | |
 | 1873 - 840 sider
...distinctive ground of its bearing upon the highest human interests. We extract a closing passage : " Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...For direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of lite and health, the all-important knowledge is — science. For that indirect self-preservation which... | |
 | C. L. Hotze - 1878 - 184 sider
...underlying the right performance of all those processes by which civilized life is made possible Tbus to the question with which we set out — what knowledge...Science. This is the verdict on all the counts. For d1rect selfpreservation, or the maintenance of life and health, the all-important knowledge is —... | |
 | 1878 - 818 sider
...distinctive ground of its bearing upon the highest human interests. We extract a closing passage: " Thus, to the question with which we set out — What...most worth ? — the uniform reply is — science I This is the verdict on all the counts. For direct self-preservation, or the maintenance of life and... | |
 | Hyland Clare Kirk - 1883 - 284 sider
...the question ' What knowledge is of most worth ? ' we are compelled to answer with Herbert Spencer, ' the uniform reply is — science.' This is the verdict on all the counts. For self-preservation or the maintenance of life, the all-important knowledge is science. For gaining a... | |
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Thus to the question with which we set out — What knowledge is of most worth ? — the uniform reply is — Science. This is the verdict on all the counts. 
