When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
Edith HamiltonRead
To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is being educated.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Being educated is about immersing oneself in the realm of ideas and critical thinking.
This quote emphasizes that true education goes beyond mere accumulation of facts and figures; it is about engaging deeply with thoughts and ideas. Being 'caught up' in the world of thought indicates a dynamic and active learning process where one explores concepts, questions assumptions, and develops a richer understanding of the world.
Themes
EducationThoughtLearningIdeasCritical Thinking
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of lifelong learning, one might say, 'As Edith Hamilton said, to be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is being educated.'
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So far, we do not seem appalled at the prospect of exactly the same kind of education being applied to all the school children from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but there is an uneasiness in the air, a realization that the individual is growing less easy to find; an idea, perhaps, of what standardization might become when the units are not machines, but human beings.
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