John Foster

An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: LEGARE STREET PR
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781018877006
• ISBN-10: 1018877002
• Artikelnr.: 66831849

Autorenporträt

John Foster (1770-1843), not to be mistaken with contemporaneous writers of the same name, was a prominent British essayist whose work in the early 19th century sought to address the pressing social issues of his time. Best known for his treatise 'An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance' (revised edition, 1823), Foster displayed a profound concern for the state of education and the detrimental effects of ignorance on society. In this seminal work, he argued that the lack of education not only stunted the individual's potential but also posed a broader threat to social and moral progress. His literary style is characterized by a blend of persuasive rhetoric and meticulous argumentation, underpinned by a firm belief in the transformative power of knowledge. Although not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, Foster's contributions to the dialogue on education and social reform resonated with many of the intellectual currents of his time, and his essays continue to be of interest to scholars of 19th-century British literature and history.