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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... South Street My dear Dr Farr Park Lane , W. 31 August 1872 You were so good as to ask me for my “ commission ” when you left to join the World's Statistical Congress [ in St Petersburg ] and I was too ill ( not to feel my best interest ...
... South Street Private . Professorship of Social ? Dear Mr Jowett Park Lane W. 25 February 1891 My " expert friend " ( I never saw him before ) , Mr Francis Galton , came to see me on Monday by appointment , to talk over the above , Al ...
... South Street Park Lane , W. 21 March 1891 My dear Sir [ Francis Galton ] Thank you exceedingly for your note and for the enclosed " Plan of Campaign , " which I think excellent and smiling success . Yet more I thank you for your ...
... South St. Park Lane , W. “ Je m'appelle Tarare [ ? ] parce que ce n'est pas mon nom . My dear Sir [ Francis Galton ] 9 April 1891 99 some opportunity offered for continuing and perpetuating its work after. I am very much obliged to you ...
... South St. Park Lane , W. 19 April 1891 I know not how to excuse myself . Your kindness , if you can , must be my excuse . If not too late , may I thank you for bringing in the subject before the Demographic Congress with the title of ...
Contents
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Essays Notes and Letters | 277 |
Philosophy Science Education and Literature | 549 |
Appendixes | 825 |
Bibliography | 839 |
Index | 849 |