Gotthold Ephraim Lessing on History and Education

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing on History and Education Monday 22 January 2024 is the 295th anniversary of the birth of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781), who was born in Kamenz in Saxony on this date in 1729. Lessing was a philosopher and playwright who gives voice to the ideals of the Enlightenment, especially concerned with education, rational inquiry, and human freedom, all of which contribute to what Arthur O. Lovejoy called his progressivist philosophy of history. Quora: Discord: #philosophy #history #philosophyofhistory #Lessing #education #Enlightenment