Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature: Collected Works of Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature, Volume 5 in the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, is the main source of Nightingale’s work on the methodology of social science and her views on social reform. Here we see how she took her “call to service” into practice: by first learning how the laws of God’s world operate, one can then determine how to intervene for good. There is material on medical statistics, the census, pauperism and Poor Law reform, the need for income security measures and better housing, on crime, gender and the family. Her comments on a new edition of The Dialogues of Plato are given, with their impact on the revision of the next edition. We see Nightingale’s condemnation of Plato’s “community of wives,” with her stirring approval of love (even outside marriage!), marriage and the family. In this volume also her views on natural science, education and literature are reported. Nightingale was an astute behind-the-scenes political activist. Society and Politics publishes (much of it for the first time) her correspondence with such leading political figures as Queen Victoria, W.E. Gladstone and J.S. Mill. There are notes and essays on public administration and personal observations on various members of royalty, prime ministers and ministers, and Indian viceroys. Nightingale’s support of the vote for women (contrary to much in the secondary literature) is here shown. Correspondence and notes on British general elections from 1834 to 1900 is reported, with letters to and for (Liberal) political candidates and fierce condemnations of Conservatives. Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary. |
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... ........................................................... 490 Liberal and Progressive Politicians ................................................... 512 Viceroys, Governors General of India ......................................
... Liberal prime minister Sidney Herbert , Lord Herbert of Lea ( 1810-61 ) , secretary of state for war ( Sir ) John Herschel ( 1792-1871 ) , astronomer , statistician Adeline Paulina Irby ( 1833-1911 ) , friend , Bosnian relief advocate ...
... liberal theologians , the German historical school to contemporary sermons and popular devotional books . The family ( Unitarian in earlier generations ) supported dissenting chapels in Derbyshire and a strong Wesleyan influence is ...
... Liberal MP , and his sons , also later elected ) . Her endorsements of several political candidates are reported . Nightingale's social reform campaigns brought her into contact with the chief political actors of her day . Substantial ...
... liberal Nightingale found in Physique sociale the sta- tistical wherewithal to defend her beliefs : " Despotism stops develop- ment of race ; freedom seconds industry and individual effort ; the 4 For a good discussion of what ...
Contents
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Essays Notes and Letters | 277 |
Philosophy Science Education and Literature | 549 |
Appendixes | 825 |
Bibliography | 839 |
Index | 849 |