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May Hill Arbuthnot's biggest contribution to the field of library and information science was her wide array of published books. For higher education Arbuthnot authored the textbook, Children and Books. First published in 1947, the book has gone on for multiple editions, co-authored by Zena Sutherland.
William Torrey Harris (September 10, 1835 – November 5, 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer. [1] He worked for nearly a quarter century in St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught school and served as Superintendent of Schools for twelve years.
An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public.Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.
American philosophy is the activity, corpus, and tradition of philosophers affiliated with the United States. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while it lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation". [1]
The following is the statement about the series as it appears on the title page of Rudolf Carnap's book The Logical Syntax of Language (1937) [1] published in the series in 1959: The purpose of The International Library is to give expression, in a convenient format at moderate price, to the remarkable developments which have recently occurred ...
The Philosophical Library (Philosophical and Religious Free Library [1]) is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and founded in 1963. It administers extensive lending privileges in a wide array of books in the fields of philosophy, religion, metaphysics and spiritual practices. It presents itself as a "place of fellowship and ...
Michael Friedman (born April 2, 1947) is an American philosopher who serves as Suppes Professor of Philosophy of Science and Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies at Stanford University. Friedman is best known for his work in the philosophy of science , especially on scientific explanation and the philosophy of physics , and for his ...
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (May 16, 1804 – January 3, 1894) was an American educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Long before most educators, Peabody embraced the premise that children's play has intrinsic developmental and educational value.