Johann Friedrich Herbart Quotes on Knowledge
Johann Friedrich Herbart was a German philosopher, psychologist, and educational theorist, and the principal opponent of post-Kantian idealism in the first half of the nineteenth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Johann Friedrich Herbart on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Johann Friedrich Herbart:
“Pedagogy without philosophy is mere routine.”
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Attributed to Johann Friedrich Herbart:
“The aim of education is the formation of moral character.”
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Attributed to Johann Friedrich Herbart:
“Mind is the interplay of presentations that struggle and combine.”
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Attributed to Johann Friedrich Herbart:
“All philosophy is the elaboration of concepts; this is its quiet but enduring task.”