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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Education is the art of making man ethical.

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Hegel means that education shapes a person's sense of right and wrong through deliberate teaching and guidance. It is a process that develops moral understanding and ethical behavior, not just the transfer of knowledge.

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