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====Juan Vives====

[[Juan Vives]] (1493–1540) proposed induction as the method of study and believed in the direct [[observation]] and investigation of the study of [[nature]]. His studies focused on humanistic [[learning]], which opposed scholasticism and was influenced by a variety of sources including [[philosophy]], [[psychology]], [[politics]], [[religion]], and [[history]].<ref name=zimmerman2>[[Barry Zimmerman|Zimmerman, B.J.]] & [[Dale Schunk|Schunk, D.H.]] (Eds.) (2003). ''Educational psychology: A century of contributions''. Mahwah, NJ, US: Erlbaum.</ref> He was one of the first prominent thinkers to emphasize that the location of a school is important to [[learning]].<ref name="vives">Vives, J, & Watson, F. (1913). On education: a translation of the de tradendis disciplinis of juan luis vives. Cambridge : The University Press.</ref> He suggested that a school should be located away from disturbing noises; the air quality should be good and there should be plenty of food for the students and teachers.<ref name="vives"/> Vives emphasized the importance of understanding individual differences of the students and suggested practice as an important tool for learning.<ref name="vives"/>

Vives introduced his educational ideas in his writing, "De anima et vita" in 1538. In this publication, Vives explores [[moral philosophy]] as a setting for his educational ideals; with this, he explains that the different parts of the soul (similar to that of Aristotle's ideas) are each responsible for different operations, which function distinctively. The first book covers the different "souls": "The Vegetative Soul"; this is the soul of [[nutrition]], growth, and reproduction, "The Sensitive Soul", which involves the five external senses; "The Cogitative soul", which includes internal senses and [[cognitive]] facilities. The second book involves functions of the rational soul: mind, will, and memory. Lastly, the third book explains the analysis of emotions.<ref name="Casini">[[Casini, Lorenzo]] (2010). "Quid sit anima": Juan Luis Vives on the soul and its relation to the body". Renaissance Studies, 24, 496- 517</ref>