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When he answered, he went all the way back to beginnings. He instructed me about the individual, about freedom and dignity, about the human being as subject and the fact that one may not turn him into an object. __on__ you remember how furious you would get as a little boy when Mama knew better what was good for you? Even how far one can act like this with children is a real problem. It is a philosophical problem, but philosophy does not concern itself with children. It leaves them to pedagogy, where they__e not in very good hands. Philosophy has forgotten about children._ He smiled at me. __orgotten them forever, not just sometimes, the way I forget about you.___ut . . .___ut with adults I see absolutely no justification for setting other people__ views of what is good for them above their own ideas of what is good for themselves.___ot even if they themselves are happy about it later?__e shook his head. __e__e not talking about happiness, we__e talking about dignity and freedom. Even as a little boy, you knew the difference. It was no comfort to you that your mother was always right.
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When he answered, he went all the way back to beginnings. He instructed me about the individual, about freedom and dignity, about the human being as subject and the fact that one may not turn him into an object. __on__ you remember how furious you would get as a little boy when Mama knew better what was good for you? Even how far one can act like this with children is a real problem. It is a philosophical problem, but philosophy does not concern itself with children. It leaves them to pedagogy, where they__e not in very good hands. Philosophy has forgotten about children._ He smiled at me. __orgotten them forever, not just sometimes, the way I forget about you.___ut . . .___ut with adults I see absolutely no justification for setting other people__ views of what is good for them above their own ideas of what is good for themselves.___ot even if they themselves are happy about it later?__e shook his head. __e__e not talking about happiness, we__e talking about dignity and freedom. Even as a little boy, you knew the difference. It was no comfort to you that your mother was always right.

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