Pedagogical Anthropology
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PEDAGOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Maria Montessori
MARIA MONTESSORI
Author of The Montessori Method
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY
FREDERIC TABER COOPER
WITH 163 ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS
NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY MCMXIII
Maria Montessori
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PEDAGOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
Human Hygiene
The Method
The Method to be Followed in These Lectures
The Limits of Pedagogical Anthropology
FOOTNOTES:
The Formation of Multicellular Organisms
Form and Types of Stature
Canons of Form
Abnormal Types of Stature and General Principles of Biological Ethics
Abnormal Types According to De Giovanni's Theory
Types of Stature in Criminals
Extreme or Infantile Types, Nanism and Gigantism, Extra-social Types
Summary of the Types of Stature
Summary of the Scientific Principles Illustrated in the Course of our Discussion
The Stature
Variations in Stature Through the Different Ages
Variations in Stature due to Mechanical Causes of Adaptation to Environment
Variations Due to Adaptation in Connection with Causes of Various Kinds—Social, Physiological, Physical, Psychic, Pathological, Etc.
Physical Conditions—Heat, Light, Electricity
Summary of Stature
Summary of the Scientific Principles Illustrated in The Course of the Exposition of Our Subject
Weight
FOOTNOTES:
Head and Cranium
Normal Forms of the Cranium
The Cephalic Index
The Volume of the Cranium
Face and Visage
The Normal Visage
The Neck
FOOTNOTES:
The Hand
FOOTNOTES:
Morphological Analysis of Certain Organs (Stigmata)
Distribution of Malformations
FOOTNOTES:
The Form
The Cranium
Measurements of the Thorax
The Personal Error
Summary of the Biographic History of an Idiot Boy
Diaries
FOOTNOTES:
TABLES SUMMARIZING
The Mean Proportions of the Body According To Age
TABLES OF CALCULATIONS
INDEX
