"The purpose of The Philosophy Of Freedom is to lay the foundations of ethical individualism and of a social and political life." Rudolf Steiner
Over 100 years ago Rudolf Steiner presented a Science Of Freedom that laid the foundation for Ethical Individualism and a new social and political life. His Philosophy Of Freedom is a humanist philosophy of life that integrates science, ethics and creative imagination into free ethical deeds independent of conditioned bias and the influence of authoritarian institutions.
This philosophy of life has remained largely unknown until now. If it had been vigorously presented 100 years ago I have no doubt it would be commonly known today and the world we live in would be a different place. This website, philosophyoffreedom.com, has been working very hard everyday since 2005 with minimal human and financial resources to find ways to present it and get the word out.
What we have found is that there is an interest in Ethical Individualism once people hear about it.
International Baccalaureate 2014 conference in Rome
In 2014 the ideas of Ethical Individualism was part of an educational service learning package presented by keynote speaker Cathryn Berger Kaye M.A. at the International Baccalaureate conference held in Rome.
The International Baccalaureate (IB), founded in 1968, “is an educational foundation offering highly respected programs of international education. There are more than 1 million IB students at 3,462 schools in 143 countries around the world.”
“The prestigious pre-university IB program develops well-rounded students with character who respond to challenges with optimism and an open mind, make ethical decisions, join with others in celebrating our common humanity and are prepared to apply what they learn in real-world, complex and unpredictable situations.”
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Included in her education material at the conference was this diagram (pictured below) on Ethical Individualism created here at philosophyoffreedom.com. When properly presented education professionals recognize that The Philosophy Of Freedom and Ethical Individualism offer something of value. The better job we can do to find ways to package these ideas and make them available the more they will become known. |
| An Ethical Individualism diagram from philosophyoffreedom.com was part of keynote speaker Cathryn Berger Kaye's Education material at 2014 International Baccalaureate conference. Improved diagram here. |
Cathryn is involved in Service Learning. What is that? Could it be a way to teach Ethical Individualism?
Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
Through service-learning, young people—from kindergarteners to college students—use what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems. They not only learn the practical applications of their studies, they become actively contributing citizens and community members through the service they perform.
Service-learning can be applied in a wide variety of settings, including schools, universities, and community-based and faith-based organizations. It can involve a group of students, a classroom or an entire school. Students build character and become active participants as they work with others in their school and community to create service projects in areas such as education, public safety, and the environment.
Community members, students, and educators everywhere are discovering that service-learning offers all its participants a chance to take part in the active education of youth while simultaneously addressing the concerns, needs, and hopes of communities. --National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Comments
You could teach everything in The Philosophy Of Freedom within a four process service learning model. The first step, scientific inquiry is Part 1 of POF. The other 3 steps are Moral Intuition, Moral Imagination and Moral Technique. I had always envisioned a POF study course or study groups that went through the whole book but that has never drawn much interest. Now I think an experiential service learning program would gain wide support and popularity while still being open to everything in POF that you might want to be part of it. Programs could be designed to suit various ages, the individual or the group, online or in-person. Another nice thing is that there is a wealth of practical ideas to draw from as service learning is already practiced.
The problem with uncensored POF is that it offends everyone as it goes after all your beloved crutches, blind beliefs, and authority figures that limit your freedom.
What POF has to offer service learning and life is individual "empowerment". It integrates thinking, feeling and willing into a powerful force for action. Most people have great ideas but lack the motivation to do anything. Following your heart, without knowledge, often results in doing more harm than good. The same with action.
That is correct. Following one's heart without knowledge especially while dealing in values and culture of the society, often results in doing more harm than good.
Dear Cathryn, Great work. I appreciate you. I would like to involve in such activities in education as well as in corporates. Please guide me how should I proceed.
Here is a discover service learning website. This is Cathryn's service learning consulting website, twitter, and facebook.