The Reform of Education

by Giovanni Gentile

THE REFORM OF EDUCATION

BY
GIOVANNI GENTILE

AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY
DINO BIGONGIARI

With an Introduction by
BENEDETTO CROCE

NEW YORK
HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY
1922

COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY
THE QUINN & BODEN COMPANY
RAHWAY, N.J.

CONTENTS

		PAGE
	Introduction	[vii]
I.	Education and Nationality	[3]
II.	Education and Personality	[18]
III.	The Fundamental Antinomy of Education	[40]
IV.	Realism and Idealism in the Concept of Culture	[63]
V.	The Spirituality of Culture	[85]
VI.	The Attributes of Culture	[110]
VII.	The Bias of Realism	[139]
VIII.	The Unity of Education	[166]
IX.	Character and Physical Education	[192]
X.	The Ideal of Education	[219]
XI.	Conclusion	[246]