Frederick Douglass and John Henry Newman
The lives of Frederick Douglass and John Henry Newman are extremely different; the directions of their lives were opposite. However, because of education, one could say that their minds were revitalized into having almost similar views. Frederick Douglass was a slave while John Henry Newman was a scholar at Oxford. Through the experience of education, Douglass wrote the book named Narrative of the Life (1873). In his book, Newman views liberal education as an act of freeing of the mind. He said that liberal education frees the mind and broadens one's intellect of the different branches ok knowledge and how they interrelate, thus forming a complete whole. He quotes that a human being's imperfect intellect hinders him from envisioning how the different branches of knowledge make a whole. After learning how to read and write, Douglas quoted that his mind was opened to the terrible life of slavery. He even quoted that education opened his eyes …show more content…
Newton argues that the mind of a genius is consumed with one idea, concept or object but an intellectual mind exercises perfection of power with calm …show more content…
Knowledge cannot be acquired at a particular level but generally. The process of learning can only be achieved by engaging one's mind. It cannot be acquired passively. Therefore, one can have an interest and passion for learning and gaining knowledge. Frederick Douglas' experience of education is an ideal example of Henry Newman's idea of liberal education. It involves gaining knowledge, freeing of the mind, exercise self-command, and extreme reasonableness along with comprehension of things in a calm manner with a display of intellectual
The lives of Frederick Douglass and John Henry Newman are extremely different; the directions of their lives were opposite. However, because of education, one could say that their minds were revitalized into having almost similar views. Frederick Douglass was a slave while John Henry Newman was a scholar at Oxford. Through the experience of education, Douglass wrote the book named Narrative of the Life (1873). In his book, Newman views liberal education as an act of freeing of the mind. He said that liberal education frees the mind and broadens one's intellect of the different branches ok knowledge and how they interrelate, thus forming a complete whole. He quotes that a human being's imperfect intellect hinders him from envisioning how the different branches of knowledge make a whole. After learning how to read and write, Douglas quoted that his mind was opened to the terrible life of slavery. He even quoted that education opened his eyes …show more content…
Newton argues that the mind of a genius is consumed with one idea, concept or object but an intellectual mind exercises perfection of power with calm …show more content…
Knowledge cannot be acquired at a particular level but generally. The process of learning can only be achieved by engaging one's mind. It cannot be acquired passively. Therefore, one can have an interest and passion for learning and gaining knowledge. Frederick Douglas' experience of education is an ideal example of Henry Newman's idea of liberal education. It involves gaining knowledge, freeing of the mind, exercise self-command, and extreme reasonableness along with comprehension of things in a calm manner with a display of intellectual