...working in concrete cases. IN THE LARGER SENSE OF EDUCATION, THIS WHOLE BOOK IS CONCERNED WITH EDUCATION. TRUE SPONTANEITY is henceforth not a birthright, but the last term, THE CONSUMMATE CONQUEST OF AN ART— THE ART OF CONSCIOUS CONTROL to the mastery of which MR. ALEXANDER'S...

...spontaneity," he wrote, summarizing and at the same time generalizing Mr. Alexander's theory, "becomes henceforth not a birthright but the last term, the...conquest of an art — the art of conscious control." Such principles of art — and others equally fundamental — are becoming commonplaces among many...

...spontaneity," he wrote, summarizing and at the same time generalizing Mr. Alexander's theory, "becomes henceforth not a birthright but the last term, the...conquest of an art — the art of conscious control." Such principles of art — and others equally fundamental — are becoming commonplaces among many...

...better understanding of every phase of contemporary life This whole book is concerned with education. True spontaneity is henceforth not a birthright, but...Mr. Alexander's book so convincingly invites us." . Another notable book of the year in this same class is "Theories of Social Progress" (Macmillan,...

...freedom. The spontaneity of childhood is a delightful and precious thing, but in its original naive form it is bound to disappear. Emotions become sophisticated...but the last term, the consummated conquest, of an art—the art of conscious control to the mastery of which Mr. Alexander's book so convincingly invites...

...acquired skill involving mastery of inhibitory control as well as positive action. As Dewey puts it, "True spontaneity is henceforth not a birth-right...conquest, of an art - the art of conscious control," an art involving "the unconditional necessity of inhibition of customary acts, and the tremendous mental...