Bertrand Russell speaks in length about education "in the sense of." He states how we can obtain an education in the narrow sense by learning information on various topics and subjects through the instruction of others. He also states of obtaining an education in a broad sense by getting an education of life through personal experiences. However Russell interprets education in the sense that it is defined as, "the formation, by means of instruction, of certain mental habits and a certain outlook on life and the world." (page 73) Russell discusses two different types of education. The first being an education based on literature, and the second based on science. He states t

that a literary education is superior to scientific education because it is the true nature of science and the methods involved which can be used to train the mind in a finer quality, are too often sacrificed for only the useful products of science. Also, humans do not give enough credit to the capabilities and values of science, but merely draw from what can immediately benefit them and discard the rest as insignificant.

Our whole life, Russell says, is built around primary instincts and impulses.

instructors realized sciences full potential, mental excellence could be achieved to rival that achieved from literary education. Science combines both personal experiences and knowledge and if we taught science the way Russell is proposing, the affects will be a lot more significant that the use of literary education as we know it.

Education cannot be expected to generate desires and motivation. It must instead work to broaden the scope of our existing impulses by providing a wide vari

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