Excerpt from Lord Chesterfield's Theory of Education: Thesis
Lord Chesterfield,1 orator, statesman, wit, man of the world and of fashion, holds an interesting position as having expressed in literary form, the characteristic ideas of the typical 18th century gentleman. A contemporary of Johnson, Addison, Pope and Swift, in England, and of Voltaire and Montesquieu in France, he, though a less shin ing light in literature than these, has expressed, better than any of them, some of the ideas of his age. His chief claim to literary reputation at the present day, lies in a series of personal letters, written to his son. From these Letters we may obtain a theory of education, which embodies many of the classical principles of the 18th century. Chesterfield's ambition in the education of his son was to make of him an onnie homoyz an all accomplish ed man.3 This was to be brought about by (1) proper religious and moral training, (2) the acquisition of know ledge, and (3) good breeding, and careful instruction in 1. Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. Born-1694; Died-1773. Held offices of Lord Steward, Ambassador at The Hague, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, °ecretary of. Mate In Parliament delivered speeches on Licensing Bill, Gin Act, and Calendar Reform.
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