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Steven Nadler – Theory and Research in Education, 2024
Part Five of Spinoza's "Ethics" includes a notoriously challenging set of propositions about human perfection. Part of the difficulty in interpreting these elements of the work arises from neglecting important philosophical background for the relevant propositions, namely, medieval Jewish rationalism and Maimonides in particular. Spinoza…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Ethics, Individual Development, Transformative Learning
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Julie R. Klein – Theory and Research in Education, 2024
This article develops the ideas of perfection and education in Spinoza and Maimonides. Both thinkers identify human perfection with intellectual knowledge and a transformation in affect. They accordingly envision education in terms of enhancing cognition and shaping the desire to know. The first steps are a critical evaluation of imagination and…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Epistemology, Learning Processes, Logical Thinking