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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
F Matthias Alexander; John Dewey |
ISBN: | 9780956849892 095684989X 9780956849854 0956849857 |
OCLC Number: | 985607089 |
Notes: | "First published September 1923"--Title page verso. "The present edition consists of Alexander's authorised 1946 edition."--Page [4] of cover. |
Description: | 250 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Preface to new edition -- Preface -- Introduction by John Dewey -- Part one. Sensory appreciation in its relation to man's evolutionary development -- Part two. Sensory appreciation in its relation to learning and learning to do -- Education and re-education -- Incorrect conception -- Imperfect sensory appreciation -- Illustration -- Respiratory mechanisms -- Unduly excited fear reflexes, uncontrolled emotions and fixed prejudices -- Psycho-physical equilibrium -- Part three. Sensory appreciation in its relation to man's needs -- "Knowing oneself" -- Imitation -- Concentration and the sustained (continuous) projection of orders -- Memory and feeling -- Complexity and complications in relation to stress and strain -- Part four. Sensory appreciation in its relation to happiness -- Conclusions -- Psycho-physical attitude. |
Responsibility: | F. Matthias Alexander ; introduction by John Dewey. |
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