Reflections on the Character and Objects: Of All Science and Literature, and on the Relative Excellence and Value of Religious and Secular Education

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Excerpt from Reflections on the Character and Objects: Of All Science and Literature, and on the Relative Excellence and Value of Religious and Secular Education, and of Sacred and Classical Literature The three following tracts are on subjects, among the most important and interesting, that can engage the attention of Americans. I have believed that to revise and reprint them at this time, with a view to some discussions connected with the University of the city of New York, would neither be useless nor unacceptable to its Founders, and Patrons, and to the Friends of Education generally. I do not indeed flatter myself, that I shall produce any decided impressions favorable to my views, at all events immediately, for I well know that the majority of educated men are against me, on most of the points, which I present, especially respecting mathematical and classical studies. I have not, however, been deterred by the array of great names, in Europe and America, from the exercise of a candid, independent judgment, on our existing schemes of education. To my conclusions against the opinions and practices of so many great and good men, I have been led gradually and deliberately, through the experience and reflections of more than twenty years. The prepossessions of youth and of early manhood, were all in favor of the Classics and Mathematics. I have then, at least, the satisfaction of knowing, that, like the heathen converted to Christianity, I have wrought out my present convictions against the power of prejudice, the authority of instructors, and all the influences of my own education. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.