Cartas sobre a educação da mocidade

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanches, António Nunes Ribeiro, 1699-1783

Language:

Portuguese

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Edition:

Nova Edição Revista e Prefaciada pelo Dr. Máximiano De Lemos

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Language Note:

This ebook uses a beginnig of the 20th century spelling

Summary:

"Cartas sobre a educação da mocidade" by António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches is a philosophical treatise on youth education, likely written in the mid-18th century. The work consists of a series of letters that reflect on the state of educational practices and the role of ecclesiastical institutions in shaping the education system in Portugal. It examines historical perspectives on education, offering insights into civil and political education for youth in order to serve their country. The opening of the treatise introduces the correspondence of Ribeiro Sanches to Monsenhor Salema, reacting to a royal decree regarding educational reforms. It outlines the author's desire to explore the importance of education for both peace and war, emphasizing its relevance to the development of capable citizens who would serve their kingdom loyally. Sanches seeks to address the ecclesiastical influence on education, arguing for a broader approach that encompasses the needs of the state and its citizens beyond merely fostering religious doctrine. The text establishes a foundation for a critique of existing educational structures and advocates for reform in lighter of civic duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 24.1 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.

Release date is 2007-12-19