Human knowledge Quote by Paulo Freire
““For apart from inquiry, apart from the praxis, individuals cannot be truly human. Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 1970
Humanity requires continual questioning and practice; knowledge is created through ongoing invention and collaboration
In simple terms: Learning needs active inquiry and doing
Key Takeaway
Keep questioning and creating
Themes
education
humanism
creativity
Mood
inspirational
challenging
Type
philosophical
educational
When to use this quote
- classroom teaching
- research projects
- community activism
Key Concepts
critical pedagogy
invention
collaborative inquiry
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we foster relentless curiosity?
- What barriers impede collaborative invention?
A Different Perspective
Practical constraints can limit the freedom to reinvent ideas
![“[Humans'] capacity to intervene, to compare, to judge, to decide, to choose, to desist makes them capable of acts of greatness, of dignity, and, at the same time, of the unthinkable in terms of indignity.” quote by Paulo Freire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e6/paulo-freire-1551_capable_humans-capacity-to-intervene-to-compare_103884.jpg)
