In 1685, John Amos Comenius published this book in Latin and German, urging that "to exercise the senses well about the right perceiving the differences of things, will be to lay the grounds for all wisdom, and all wise...

Comenius bases his essay on three premises: 1. The preciousness of the treasure which God bestows on them to whom He entrusts the pledges of life. 2. To what end or purpose He confers those pledges, and to what objects education...

This edition, published in 1896, contains an English translation of Comenius' work, as well as an introductory biography and history section. The Great Didactic was an attempt by Comenius to set forth a synthesized method of...

This edition, published in 1907, contains only the translation of Comenius and omits the introductory biography and history of the 1896 edition. The Great Didactic was an attempt by Comenius to set forth a synthesized method of...