Oeuvres. Three Lectures on Education, Londres, Reeves
| Né à Hoyland, Yorkshire en 1921, mort en 1992.
Etudes à Eccelsfield Grammar school, à l'universié de Bristol et à la London School of Economics. BA, Ph.D. Lecturer de sociologie à Bedford et Birbeck College, Université de Londres, 1953-63. Professeur et chef de departement, à l'université d'York, 1964-68. Prit alors sa retraite pour écrire à plein temps, mais devint Visiting Professor à l'university d'Essex, 1968-69, et professeur de sociologie à l'university de Reading, 1975-?. A son départ devint Emeritus Professor. |
Born Hoyland, Yorkshire 1921, died 1992
Educated at Eccelsfield Grammar school, Bristol University and London School of Economics. BA, Ph.D. Lecturer in Sociology at Bedford and Birbeck College, University of London, 1953-63. Professor and Head of Department, University of York, 1964-68. Retired to write full-time, but became Visiting Professor, University of Essex, 1968-69, and Professor of Sociology, University of Reading, 1975-?. On leaving became Emeritus Professor. |
| Oeuvres. Auguste Comte and the Making of Sociology, Londres, Athlona Press, 1966, The Making of Sociology, vol. 1, 2e part., 1971, The Crisis of Industrial Civilisation : The Early Essays of Auguste Comte. Introduction, Londres, Heinemann, 1974, "Auguste Comte", in Encyclopedia Britannica, 15e éd., 1974 | Publications. Auguste Comte and the Making of Sociology, Londres, Athlona Press, 1966, The Making of Sociology, vol. 1, 2e part., 1971, The Crisis of Industrial Civilisation : The Early Essays of Auguste Comte. Introduction, Londres, Heinemann, 1974, "Auguste Comte", in Encyclopedia Britannica, 15e éd., 1974 |
Oeuvres. Positivism and Socialism, 1885, On Religion, Londres
Oeuvres. The Month Gutemberg: or Modern Industry, Londres, 1871
Biologiste, sociologue et urbaniste écossais, pionnier des études sur le développement des communautés humaines contemporaines. Elève de Huxley, la controverse de celui-ci avec Congreve l'incite à s'intéresser au positivisme, et il entre en contact en 1874 avec Congreve, Harrison, Beesly, et surtout Bridges. En rapports avec Darwin et Wallace de 1877 à 1878. En 1878 suit le groupe de Harrison mais garde d'excellentes relations avec Congreve. Travaux biologiques pionnier sur l'importance du sexe dans l'évolution. Ensuite développe une approche originale en sociologie, basée sur l'étude des interactions entre les personnes, leur environnement et leurs activité. Crée à Outlook Tower, Castlehill, Edimbourg "le premier laboratoire sociologique du monde", voué aux enquêtes sociologiques locales, étudiant les relations entre ville, campagne et région industrielle. Professeur de sociologie à Bombay (1919), il y continue ses enquêtes sociologiques. Fonde avec Harrison La Sociological Society de Londres (1903). Ami d'Elysée Reclus et de Kropotkine, il a été le maître de Lewis Munford. Créateur d'une technique de représentation des interactions multiples au moyen de diagrammes.
Oeuvres. John Ruskin: Economist, Edimbourg, 1884, City Development, 1904, "Civics: As Applied Sociology", Sociological Papers, I, Londres, 1905, Cities and Evolution, 1913, The Life and Work of Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose, 1920, "A Current Evaluation of the Positivist School", Positivist Review, XXIX, 1921, The Charting of Life: Place, Work and Folk, Avec J. Arthur Thomson : The Evolution of Sex, 1900, reprint Ams Pr, 1972, Evolution, New-York et Londres, 1911, Life : Outlines of General Biology, 2 vol., 1931
Correspondance. Lewis Mumford & Patrick Geddes, the Correspondence, edited by Frank G. Novak Jr., Routledge, 1995
Etudes. Philip Boardman, The Worlds of Patrick Geddes: Biologist, Town Planner, Re-educator, Peace, Warrior, Routledge & Kagan Paul; Helen Meller, Patrick Geddes: Social Evolutionist and City Planner, Routledge, 1994
Ouvrages disponibles/books in print
Le célèbre romancier réaliste anglais, ami de H.G. Wells, fut pendant un temps proche de Frederic Harrison et membre de la London Positivist Society.
Etudes. Alfred Charles Gissing, Frederic Harrison and George Gissing, mss., in Gissing Mss, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington
| Né à Brighton le 19 decembre 1855; mort à
Londres le 6 avril 1938.
Élevé dans la religion anglicane évangélique. Enfant de choeur à St. George's Chapel et Windsor Castle. Instituteur pour les School Boards en Buckinghamshire et à Londres de 1877 jusqu'en 1896. Actif au sein de l'Ethical Movement de 1896 jusqu'en 1899. Secrétaire de la Leicester Secular Society de 1899 jusqu'en 1908. Aussi conseiller municipal de sympathies socialistes à Leicester, et membre du School Board de Leicester. Fonda une église positiviste à Leicester en 1908, mais la ferma après seulement deux ans. Manifestant pour la Moral Education League de 1910 jusqu'en 1915. Fit des tournées de manifestations et de cours aux Etats-Unis en 1911 et 1913-4, et dans une partie de l'Inde en 1913 (sous les auspices du gouvernement). Fit aussi des tournée de conférences en Grande-Bretagne au sujet de la Ligue des Nations. L'un des fondateurs de la Rationalist Press Association. Fut employé sur fonds positivistes comme organisateur et prédicateur de 1916 jusqu'en 1923. Rédacteur en chef de la Positivist Review (rebaptisée Humanity) de 1924 jusqu'en 1925. Démissiona de l'English Positivist Committee en 1926. Secrétaire honoraire de l'International Moral Education Congress, de 1919 jusqu'en 1927 et en 1930, prononçant une allocution devant ce congrès à Cracovie en 1934. |
Born
Brighton, 19 December 1855; died London, 6 April 1938.
Brought up as an evangelical Anglican. Choir-boy at St. George's Chapel and Windsor Castle. Board Schoolteacher in Buckinghamshire and London from 1877 to 1896. Active in the Ethical movement thereafter (1896-9). Secretary of Leicester Secular Society 1899-1908. Also a town councillor in Leicester with socialist sympathies, and a member of the Leicester School Board. Founded a Positivist Church in Leicester in 1908, but it was closed after only two years. Demonstrator for the Moral Education League 1910-5. Made demonstration-lesson tours of the United States in 1911 and 1913-4, and of a part of India en 1913 (in government auspices). Also toured Britain giving lectures on the League of Nations. One of the founders of the Rationalist Press Association. Employed as an organiser and preacher out of Positivist funds, 1916-23. Edited the Positivist Review (retitled Humanity) 1924-5. Resigned from the English Positivist Committee in 1926. Honorary Secretary of the International Moral Education Congress, from 1919-1927 and in 1930, addressing the Congress at Krakow in 1934. |
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Oeuvres:
Stepping-stones to Agnosticism
(Londres, 1890) ; The Agnostic Island (Londres, 1891) ; A Concise
History of Religion (Londres, (1893-7, 3 Vols.: revu et augmenté
en 1907) ; Tales from the Bible, Told to my Daughter, Giving a Rational
View of the Old Testament (Londres, 1895) ; The New Conversion:
A Lecture Delivered before the North London, South London, and East London
Ethical Societies (Londres, 1897) ; The Building of the Bible: Showing
the Chronological Order in which the Books of the Old and New Testaments
Appeared According to Recent Biblical Criticism, with Notes on Contemporary
Events (Londres, 1898) ; Chats with Pioneers of Modern Thought
[reproduced from The Literary guide] (Londres, 1898) ; Tales
from the New Testament, a Sequel to ‘Tales from the Bible Told to my Daughter’
(Londres, 1898) ; The Children’s Book of Moral Lessons (Londres,
1899-1907, 4 series) ; The History of the Leicester Secular Society
(Leicester, 1900) ; Will Women help? An Appeal to Women to assist in
Liberating Modern Thought from Theological Bonds (Londres, 1900) ;
The Religion of the First Christians (Londres, 1901) ; The Religion
that Fulfils: A Simple Account of Positivism, with Notes and Comments
(Londres, 1905) ; Life and Manners (Londres, 1906) ; The Enduring
Life: An Address on the Positivist Conception of Immortality (Londres,
1907) ; A Catechism of Religion and the Social Life: with Notes from
the Writings of Auguste Comte (Londres, 1908) ; The Calendar of
Humanity (Londres, 1909) ; On the Threshold of Sex: A Book for Readers
aged 14 to 21 (Londres, 1909) ; Stories for Moral Instruction: Supplementary
Volume containing Additional Stories Illustrative of the Topics treated
in the four Volumes of "The Children's Book of Moral Lessons,"
also "The Story of the Nibelungs" (Londres, 1909) ; Conduct
Stories (Londres, 1910) ; Brave Citizens (Londres, 1911) ;
The Divine Archer, Founded on the Ramayana [of
Vâlmîki
(Londres, 1911) ; Youth’s Noble Path
(Londres, 1911) ; Our Empire (Londres, 1912); Stories for Young
Hearts and Minds (Londres, 1912) ; Moral Instruction, its Theory
and Practice (Londres, 1913) ; A National Need: The Civic Spirit
in Education (Londres, 1913) ; Noble Pages from German History
(Londres, 1913) ; Pages for Young Socialists (Manchester, 1913)
; Whither British? A Brief Survey of the Social and Political Situation
(Londres, 1913) ; The New Testament (Londres, 1914) ; Syllabus
of Moral and Civic Instruction for the Elementary School; Arranged in Seven
Stages; also Suitable for use in Preparatory Schools and the Lower Forms
of Secondary Schools (Londres, 1914) ; Moral Teaching as Life-Revelation
(Londres, 1915) ; Heroes of Peace (New York, 1915) ; Victors
of Peace (New York, 1915 ) ; Auguste Comte and Positivism: An Address
delivered at the Church of Humanity, Chapel Street, Holborn (Londres,
1916) ; Love and Service of Country, Notes for Lessons and Addresses
(Londres, 2nd revised ed., 1916) ; Parents' Guide to the Sex-instruction
of Sons & Daughters: in Two Parts (Londres, 1916) ; The Religion
of Humanity (Londres, 1916) ; Worth While People (Londres, 1916);
British Education after the War (Londres, 1917) ; Is Religion
Growing or decaying? (Londres, 1917) ; Memorial Notice of Jullian
Gould (Londres, 1917) ; Moral Education for Country & Empire:
An Appeal to Teachers & Educationists (Londres, 1917) ; Old
Testament Legends for Young Readers (Londres, 1917) ; How Much do
you Care for Your Children? An Appeal to Working-men and Women on the Subject
of Education (Londres, 1918) ; New Testament legends for Young Readers
(Londres, 1918) ; The Call of the Religion of Humanity to you (Londres,
1919) ; Common-sense Thoughts on a Life Beyond (Londres, 1919) ;
Health and Honour, Sex Light (Londres, 1919) ; Towards a World
at Peace (Pages for Young Readers) (Londres, 1919) ; Auguste Comte
(Londres, 1920); Free Will and Destiny (Londres, 1920) ; Table
of World History (Londres, 1920); History the Teacher: Education
inspired by Humanity's Story (Londres, 1921) ; Frederic Harrison
(Londres, 1923) ; The Life-story of a Humanist (Londres, 1923)
; 300 Stories to tell: A Book for Parents, Teachers, Public Speakers,
and Young Readers (Londres, 1924, nlle édi. 1929); Chief
Positivist Ideas (Londres, 1924) ; Hyndman as Prophet of Socialism;
1842-1921 (Londres, 1924); The Religion of Humanity in Simple Outline
(Londres, 1924) ; The Life Story of Auguste Comte With a Digest Review
of Ancient Religions and Modern Philosophy, (1924, reprint avec une
introduction de Madalyn O'Hair, Austin, American Atheist Press, 1984, 179
pp) ; Britain and her Commonwealth: Concise View, or Syllabus, of History
from Earliest Times to 1914 and After (Londres, 1925) ; Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) (Londres, 1925) ; League of Nations: Notes for Lessons
or Addresses, to Young People (Londres, 1926) ; Light on the Bible
for Young and Old (Londres, 1926); The Wonderful League: a Few Pages
for Young Readers about the League of Nations (Londres, 1926) ; The
Presentation of History to Youth (Londres, 1927) ; Free Thought,
Advance! A Sketch of the Origin and Remarkable Progress of the Rationalist
Press Association, Limited (R.P.A.) (Londres, 1928) ; The Human
Purgatory; a Discourse Delivered at the Sunday Morning Service of the South
Place Ethical Society (London Institution Theatre, Moorgate) on 29th January,
1928 (Londres, 1928) ; This England, and Other Things of Beauty
(Londres, 1930) ; Funeral Services Without Theology: a Series of Addresses
Adapted to Various Occasions (Girard, Kansas, 1931) ; Working Together:
Co-operation through the Ages (Manchester, 1931) ; Young People's
Bible Book (Londres, 1931 ); Syllabus of Civilization in Three Stages,
Following the Five lines of Nature-conquest, Industry, Art, Science, Society;
and with a Note on Education Appended (Londres, 1933) ; Will Religious
Instruction and Secular Instruction Ultimately Coalesce? (s.l., 1933)
; The Pioneers of Johnson's Court: a History of the Rationalist Press
Association from 1899 Onwards (Londres, Rev. ed., 1935) ; The People's
Jesus (Londres, 1937) ; The New Pilgrim's Progress from Christianity
to Secularism: A Lecture (Londres, n.d.) ; Humanism: the Religion
of Humanity (1954).
Compilateur de The Children’s Plutarch: ‘Plutarch’s Lives’ told in Simple Language (Londres, 1906); The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks (New York, 1910), later republished as Great Sons of Greece: Plutarch's "Lives" of Famous Greeks adapted for Schools and Home Reading (Londres, 1930). Auteur d’un grand nombre d’articles dans le Radical Reformer, la Secular Review, l'Agnostic Annual, et autres journaux. Etudes. Hayward, F.H., et E.M. White, sous la dir. de, The Last Years of a Great Educationist : A Record of the Work and Thought of F.J. Gould From 1923 to 1938, Bungay, Suffolk, s.d |
Publications:
Stepping-stones
to Agnosticism (London, 1890); The Agnostic Island (London,
1891); A Concise History of Religion (London, (1893-7, 3 Vols.:
revised and enlarged in 1907); Tales from the Bible, Told to my Daughter,
Giving a Rational View of the Old Testament (London, 1895); The
New Conversion: A Lecture Delivered before the North London, South London,
and East London Ethical Societies (London, 1897); The Building of
the Bible: Showing the Chronological Order in which the Books of the Old
and New Testaments Appeared According to Recent Biblical Criticism, with
Notes on Contemporary Events (London, 1898); Chats with Pioneers
of Modern Thought [reproduced from The Literary guide] (London,
1898); Tales from the New Testament, a Sequel to ‘Tales from the Bible
Told to my Daughter’ (London, 1898); The Children’s Book of Moral
Lessons (London, 1899-1907, 4 series); The History of the Leicester
Secular Society (Leicester, 1900); Will Women help? An Appeal to
Women to assist in Liberating Modern Thought from Theological Bonds
(London, 1900); The Religion of the First Christians (London, 1901);
The Religion that Fulfils: A Simple Account of Positivism (London,
1905); Life and Manners (London, 1906); The Enduring Life: An
Address on the Positivist Conception of Immortality (London, 1907);
A Catechism of Religion and the Social Life: with Notes from the Writings
of Auguste Comte (London, 1908); The Calendar of Humanity (London,
1909); On the Threshold of Sex: A Book for Readers aged 14 to 21
(London, 1909); Stories for Moral Instruction: Supplementary Volume
containing Additional Stories Illustrative of the Topics treated in the
four Volumes of "The Children's Book of Moral Lessons," also
"The Story of the Nibelungs" (London, 1909); Conduct Stories
(London, 1910); Brave Citizens (London, 1911); The Divine Archer,
Founded on the Ramayana [of Vâlmîki
(London, 1911); Youth’s Noble Path (London, 1911); Our
Empire (London, 1912); Stories for Young Hearts and Minds (London,
1912); Moral Instruction, its Theory and Practice (London, 1913);
A National Need: The Civic Spirit in Education (London, 1913); Noble
Pages from German History (London, 1913); Pages for Young Socialists
(Manchester, 1913); Whither British? A Brief Survey of the Social and
Political Situation (London, 1913); The New Testament (London,
1914); Syllabus of Moral and Civic Instruction for the Elementary School;
Arranged in Seven Stages; also Suitable for use in Preparatory Schools
and the Lower Forms of Secondary Schools (London, 1914); Moral Teaching
as Life-Revelation (Londres, 1915); Heroes of Peace (New York,
1915); Victors of Peace (New York, 1915); Auguste Comte and Positivism:
An Address delivered at the Church of Humanity, Chapel Street, Holborn
(London, 1916); Love and Service of Country, Notes for Lessons and Addresses
(London, 2nd revised ed., 1916); Parents' Guide to the Sex-instruction
of Sons & Daughters: in Two Parts (London, 1916); The Religion
of Humanity (London, 1916); Worth While People (London, 1916);
British Education after the War (London, 1917); Is Religion Growing
or decaying? (London, 1917); Memorial Notice of Jullian Gould
(London, 1917); Moral Education for Country & Empire: An Appeal
to Teachers & Educationists (London, 1917); Old Testament Legends
for Young Readers (London, 1917); How Much do you Care for Your
Children? An Appeal to Working-men and Women on the Subject of Education
(London, 1918); New Testament legends for Young Readers (London,
1918); The Call of the Religion of Humanity to you (London, 1919);
Common-sense Thoughts on a Life Beyond (London, 1919); Health
and Honour, Sex Light (London, 1919); Towards a World at Peace (Pages
for Young Readers) (London, 1919); Auguste Comte (London, 1920);
Free Will and Destiny (London, 1920); Table of World History
(London, 1920); History the Teacher: Education inspired by Humanity's
Story (London, 1921); Frederic Harrison (London, 1923); The
Life-story of a Humanist (London, 1923); 300 Stories to tell: A
Book for Parents, Teachers, Public Speakers, and Young Readers (London,
1924, republished 1929); Chief Positivist Ideas (London, 1924);
Hyndman as Prophet of Socialism; 1842-1921 (London, 1924); The
Religion of Humanity in Simple Outline (London, 1924); The Life
Story of Auguste Comte With a Digest Review of Ancient Religions and Modern
Philosophy, (1924, reprinted with an introduction by Madalyn O'Hair,
Austin, American Atheist Press, 1984, 179 pp) ; Britain and her Commonwealth:
Concise View, or Syllabus, of History from Earliest Times to 1914 and After
(London, 1925); Thomas Paine (1737-1809) (London, 1925); League
of Nations: Notes for Lessons or Addresses, to Young People (London,
1926); Light on the Bible for Young and Old (London, 1926); The
Wonderful League: a Few Pages for Young Readers about the League of Nations
(London, 1926); The Presentation of History to Youth (London, 1927);
Free Thought, Advance! A Sketch of the Origin and Remarkable Progress
of the Rationalist Press Association, Limited (R.P.A.) (London, 1928);
The Human Purgatory; a Discourse Delivered at the Sunday Morning Service
of the South Place Ethical Society (London Institution Theatre, Moorgate)
on 29th January, 1928 (London, 1928); This England, and Other Things
of Beauty (London, 1930); Funeral Services Without Theology: a Series
of Addresses Adapted to Various Occasions (Girard, Kansas, 1931); Working
Together: Co-operation through the Ages (Manchester, 1931); Young
People's Bible Book (London, 1931); Syllabus of Civilization in
Three Stages, Following the Five lines of Nature-conquest, Industry, Art,
Science, Society; and with a Note on Education Appended (London, 1933);
Will Religious Instruction and Secular Instruction Ultimately Coalesce?
(s.l., 1933); The Pioneers of Johnson's Court: a History of the Rationalist
Press Association from 1899 Onwards (London, Rev. ed., 1935); The
People's Jesus (London, 1937); The New Pilgrim's Progress from Christianity
to Secularism: A Lecture (London, n.d.) ; Humanism: the Religion
of Humanity (1954).
Editor of The Children’s Plutarch: ‘Plutarch’s Lives’ told in Simple Language (London, 1906); The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks (New York, 1910), later republished as Great Sons of Greece: Plutarch's "Lives" of Famous Greeks adapted for Schools and Home Reading (London, 1930). Author of a large number of articles in the Radical Reformer, Secular Review, Agnostic Annual, and other journals. Studies. Hayward, F.H., et E.M. White, ed., The Last Years of a Great Educationist : A Record of the Work and Thought of F.J. Gould From 1923 to 1938, Bungay, Suffolk, n.d |