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Herbartian

Herbartian adjective: of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.

Adjective

Herbartian (comparative more Herbartian, superlative most Herbartian)

  1. Of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.

Noun

Herbartian (plural Herbartians)

  1. A supporter of Herbart's ideas about education.

Forms of Herbartian

Adjective
comparativemore Herbartian
superlativemost Herbartian
Noun
pluralHerbartians

Origin of Herbartian

From Herbart + -ian.

Questions about Herbartian

What does Herbartian mean?
Herbartian means of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
What part of speech is Herbartian?
Herbartian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Herbartian in the dictionary

  1. herbarized
  2. herbarizes
  3. herbarizing
  4. herbars
  5. Herbart
  6. Herbartian
  7. Herbartianism
  8. Herbartians
  9. Herbartism
  10. herbary
  11. herbcraft

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