Immanuel Kant was a philosopher who believed that the most important sign of human maturity is the ability to think independently. He argued that many people do not actually use their own reasoning, but instead depend on others—such as teachers, leaders, traditions, or social pressure—to decide what is true or false. For Kant, this kind…
Tag: Human Freedom
The One Freedom No One Can Take Away
On March 26, we remember Viktor E. Frankl, whose timeless words remind humanity of a truth that no power can erase: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” This idea, central to…