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The aim is to explore the relationship between authority, curiosity, and intellectual freedom in educational contexts.

March 16, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Question Authority, Protect Curiosity: A Philosophical Reflection on Learning, Power, and Intellectual Freedom

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The aim is to explore the relationship between authority, curiosity, and intellectual freedom in educational contexts.
Philosophical analysis of intellectual cultures
Examination of age-based authority's impact
Discussion on dialogue and mentorship
Healthy intellectual cultures promote inquiry and dialogue.
Authority can suppress curiosity in learners.
Intellectual freedom arises from critical examination of beliefs.

Abstract

A philosophical reflection arguing that healthy intellectual cultures require questioning authority while protecting the curiosity of those who are learning. The paper explores how age-based authority can suppress inquiry and how intellectual freedom emerges through dialogue, mentorship, and critical examination of inherited beliefs.

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Mayank Singh (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b79e7c8166e15b153abdd0 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/4ypq8