...task of providing society with what John Milton called "a complete and generous education," namely, "that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully...offices both private and public of peace and war." This assumption of policymaking responsibility on the part of political institutions, manifested mainly...

...learning. Let me explain. The purpose of education has been described by Milton as that of fitting a man "to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously...offices both private and public, of peace and war." Provided we do not overstress "skilfully" Aristotle would substantially agree with this, but would...

...capable and qualified person. No statement of that ideal can rival Milton's in his treatise Of Education: I call therefore a complete and generous education...skilfully, and magnanimously, all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.80 The heart of Milton's definition is that a complete education is one...

...before human society. A greatly enriched idea of education was gaining currency, and John Milton wrote, "I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both public and private, of peace and war."14 It must...

...inspired every act and every writing of John Milton. He defined the object of education to be, "to fit a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously...offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared, that "he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to...

...that he was, inspired John Milton (1608-1674) to express himself in his Tractate on Education thus: 'I call therefore a complete and generous education...offices both private and public of peace and war'. Roger Ascham (1515-1568) Roger Ascham is regarded as the most important of all English humanistic educators...

...inspired every act and every writing of John Milton. He defined the object of education to be, "to fit a man to perform justly, skilfully and magnanimously...offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared that "he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to...

...Tribe of Aphorismers, and Pol1t1casters\M In Oj Education (1644), he contrasted his Ciceronian ideal of education 'that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully and magnanimously all the oiIices both private and publike of peace and war' with the actual outcome of the 'usuall method of...

...a gradual progression from concrete to abstract concerns. A complete and generous education was one 'which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices both pr1vate and public of peace and war', and this large objective could be attained, he thought, 'between...

...education: "to repair the ruines of our first Parents by regaining to know God aright," and to fit "a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices both private and publick of Peace and War." The truth possessed by the first parents before their ruin was the source...