Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729 1781 Lessing, G. E. Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau, from files obtained from Gutenberg Projekt-DE "Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This work explores the development of human understanding and the role of revelation in the education of mankind, presenting a unique perspective on religion and morality as part of humanity's growth. The book reflects the Enlightenment's values, emphasizing reason and human capability. In this work, Lessing posits that education for individuals mirrors the process of divine revelation for mankind as a whole. He articulates how God gradually revealed truths to humanity, beginning with the ancient Israelites, in accordance with their capacity to understand. Through a series of arguments, he asserts that just as a child must learn step-by-step, so too must society evolve in its understanding of God and morality over time. The text ultimately suggests that humanity is on an inevitable path toward greater enlightenment and ethical maturity, culminating in a future where the human spirit recognizes and embraces higher truths without the need for external rewards or punishments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Education -- Early works to 1800 BD L Text DE Sachbuch Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Teaching & Education 74305 74197 2024-10-04T09:53:45.441463 2023-10-04T09:02:17.259869 text/html text/html 74298 74190 2024-10-04T09:53:45.678460 2023-10-04T09:02:17.398887 text/html text/html 116147 2024-10-04T09:53:51.682434 application/epub+zip 115134 2024-10-04T09:53:49.163474 application/epub+zip 87141 2024-10-04T09:53:47.941444 application/epub+zip 239465 2024-10-04T09:53:53.347421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232755 2024-10-04T09:53:50.872445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203840 2022-09-04T13:13:25.341273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61874 61817 2024-10-04T09:53:45.088456 2023-10-04T09:02:17.013866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61440 2014-10-11T18:46:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23426 2014-10-11T18:52:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19697 2024-10-04T09:53:53.477411 application/rdf+xml 16293 2024-10-04T09:53:48.479441 image/jpeg 3722 2024-10-04T09:53:48.208445 image/jpeg 117577 2024-10-04T09:53:45.686455 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia