What Baruch Spinoza thinks about education
Dutch philosopher (1632 to 1677), born in Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community; died in The Hague; author of the Ethics and the Theological-Political Treatise.
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1 dated position, c. 1670, in their own words. Our reading of what Baruch Spinoza has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingNo one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment
Their wordsSimplicity and truth of character are not produced by the constraint of laws, nor by the authority of the state, no one the whole world over can be forced or legislated into a state of blessedness; the means required for such a consummation are faithful and brotherly admonition, sound education, and, above all, free use of the individual judgment.
↗Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 2 (1670; R. H. M. Elwes translation)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book