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“Our education becomes complete in proportion as our susceptibility to these impressions increases in depth and variety.”
- Date
- 1873
Meaning of “Our education becomes complete in proportion as our…”
Pater describes education as an increasing capacity to notice and distinguish varied impressions, so development involves deepening responsiveness rather than merely accumulating information.
Where does it come from?
The Renaissance, Preface; Project Gutenberg #2398. “These impressions” refers to responses produced by art, landscape, personality and other aesthetic objects.
