“The conviction that it is important to believe this or that, even if a free inquiry would not support the belief, is one which is common to almost all religions and which inspires all systems of state education...A habit of basing convictions upon evidence, and of giving to them only that degree of certainty which the evidence warrants, would, if it became general, cure most of the ills from which the world is suffering. But at present, in most countries, education aims at preventing the growth of such a habit, and men who refuse to profess belief in some system of unfounded dogmas are not considered suitable as teachers of the young…
The world that I should wish to see would be one freed from the virulence of group hostilities and capable of realizing that happiness for all is to be derived rather from cooperation than from strife. I should wish to see a world in which education aimed at mental freedom rather than at imprisoning the minds of the young in a rigid armor of dogma calculated to protect them through life against the shafts of impartial evidence. The world needs open hearts and open minds, and it is not through rigid systems, whether old or new, that these can be derived.”
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, mathematician, historian, and social critic known for his contributions to analytic philosophy and public social and political commentary.
Bertrand Russell urges us to question convictions critically and to see education as a path to mental freedom – a plea for openness and cooperation.
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Bertrand Russell Quotes: Why Mental Freedom in Education Matters
Bertrand Russell on the importance of mental freedom in education and how evidence-based convictions can transform the world.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, mathematician, logician, historian, writer, and social critic. He is regarded as one of the most prominent philosophers of the 20th century and a founder of analytic philosophy. Besides his academic work, he was an activist for pacifism and against nuclear weapons. Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 for his varied writings that combined deep philosophical insight with a clear and accessible style.
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