Bronson Alcott 1799 – 1888
Bronson Alcott (1799 – 1888) was an American philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Transcendentalism.
Amos Bronson Alcott was an American Transcendentalist philosopher, educator, and social reformer and the father of the novelist Louisa May Alcott. His Temple School in Boston in the 1830s and the short-lived Fruitlands communal experiment in 1843 were among the most ambitious applications of Transcendentalist principles to education and to communal life. A close friend of Emerson and Thoreau, he developed his characteristic philosophy of self-culture through long Socratic conversations and in works such as Conversations with Children on the Gospels and Tablets. He served at the end of his life as the dean of the Concord School of Philosophy.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Transcendentalism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Bronson Alcott:
“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.”
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Attributed to Bronson Alcott:
“Conversation is the noblest mode of teaching.”
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Attributed to Bronson Alcott:
“To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.”
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Attributed to Bronson Alcott:
“Nature is loved by what is best in us.”
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Attributed to Bronson Alcott:
“Idealism is the soul's victory over circumstance.”
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