Concord School of Philosophy
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The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1879 to 1888.
The Concord School of Philosophy convened in the Hillside Chapel on the property of Orchard House, the home of Amos Bronson Alcott and family
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Amos Bronson Alcott
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Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and av
Concord School of Philosophy
…and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1879 to 1888. Starting the Concord School of Philosophy had long been a goal of founder Amos Bronson Alcott and others in the Transcendental movement. He and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn composed a prospectus for the school on January 19, 1879, which was sent…
Bronson Alcott from NYPL gallery
Abby May Alcott in her later years
Record of a School, a chronicle of Alcott's Temple School, was published in 1835.
Alcott and Charles Lane founded "Fruitlands" in 1843.