---
title: 'The Ultimate Aim of Education'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Ethelbert Dudley Warfield'
date: 1892-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Philosophy (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Psalms 139'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/warfield-1892-the-ultimate-aim-of-education
---

# The Ultimate Aim of Education

Warfield argues education's ultimate aim is to form balanced, symmetrical manhood—physical, moral, and spiritual—preparing for earthly vocation and eternal destiny; teachers' character is crucial.

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