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Umberto Eco on Learning and Responsibility

„Then why do you want to know?" "Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.“

Umberto EcoUmberto Eco on learning: true knowledge also means reflecting on what is possible and what one may be better off not doing.
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Umberto Eco was an Italian writer, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor.

Umberto Eco emphasizes that education also involves reflecting on possibilities, limits, and responsibility.


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Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was a renowned Italian writer, philosopher, semiotician, and professor of semiotics. He is best known for his novel "The Name of the Rose" and his work on cultural and media theory.

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