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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... interest because of climate differences and reversal of seasons ] . Russia an exception : greater relations between Russia and other countries have not yet diminished differences . 1 : 257 FN : Accuracy of observations taken increases ...
... interest . All do statistics , some on paper , some by memory . Those who fail take care to give no statistics . Among those who succeed or think they have succeeded are some of small or accidental experience . One attributes the ...
... interest in her country of birth ) and water quality in India . Nightingale appreciated Quetelet's public health language and examples . She highlighted his discussion of the " legislator's noble mission " and his question : “ Am I a ...
... interest about law , assure us that we are on our way to an exact estimate of the first clause of these our " laws , " namely , IF such and such continue to be the antecedent circumstances , there is , already counted out in the figures ...
... interest in scientific questions in all their forms . Miss Nightingale ( applause ) has given us proof in deigning to receive us at her home , in spite of the unfortunate state of her health . The whole world knows the name of Miss ...
Contents
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Essays Notes and Letters | 277 |
Philosophy Science Education and Literature | 549 |
Appendixes | 825 |
Bibliography | 839 |
Index | 849 |