Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
"Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a philosophical treatise published in 1780. Lessing compares humanity's development to a child's education, with God as teacher guiding progress through three stages: primitive reward and punishment, immortality of the soul, and finally pure reason. He argues that divine revelation represents evolving human understanding rather than external intervention. The work concludes with a provocative exploration of reincarnation as an opportunity for continued growth,
introducing Eastern philosophy to Christian Europe in a radically optimistic vision. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 |
|---|---|
| Title | Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Erziehung_des_Menschengeschlechts |
| Credits | Produced by Delphine Lettau, from files obtained from Gutenberg Projekt-DE |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | BD: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Speculative Philosophy, General Philosophical works |
| LoC Class | L: Education |
| Subject | Education -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9160 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 11, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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