These important lectures and articles, which Maria Montessori wrote in the last 25 years of her life, reflect the maturity of her ideas on human development. At the same time, she points out the shortcomings of society that impair human developmental potential. The articles included in the book discuss the significance of her discoveries for both human moral and social action.

Maria Montessori (1870–1952), physician and educator. Opened the first reform pedagogical children's house in Rome in 1907. Scientific and journalistic works; worldwide lecture tours and training courses. Her pedagogy is one of the most widespread and internationally recognized reform pedagogical approaches.