khai phóng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Liberating / Emancipatory: Pertaining to the act of freeing someone or something from restrictive, traditional, or confining conditions, thereby opening up new possibilities and intellectual horizons.
- Open-minded and Progressive: Characterizing an educational philosophy or mindset that values broad, general knowledge, critical thinking, and personal freedom over narrow specialization or rigid dogma.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tinh thần khai phóng là nền tảng của giáo dục hiện đại. (A liberating spirit is the foundation of modern education.)
- Anh ấy có tư tưởng rất khai phóng. (He has a very open-minded and progressive ideology.)
- Nền giáo dục khai phóng chú trọng phát triển con người toàn diện. (A liberal education focuses on the holistic development of the individual.)
Advanced Usage
- "giáo dục khai phóng": Liberal education / Liberal arts education.
- Nhiều đại học hàng đầu thế giới theo đuổi mô hình giáo dục khai phóng. (Many top universities in the world pursue a model of liberal education.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khai phóng tư tưởng (v): To liberate thought; to free one's thinking.
- Công việc của nhà văn là khai phóng tư tưởng cho độc giả. (The writer's job is to liberate the reader's thinking.)
Synonyms
- Liberal: Favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom.
- Emancipatory: Seeking to free people from restrictions.
- Progressive: Favoring or implementing new, advanced ideas or reforms.
- Open-minded: Willing to consider new ideas.
Related Concepts
- Chủ nghĩa khai phóng: Liberalism (in the context of philosophical or educational thought).
- Tự do tư tưởng: Freedom of thought.