The need of the "3rd space," ... and benefits of "enjoyable education" underpinning running a society
- sciart0
- Feb 7
- 1 min read
Excerpt: Over our conversation, we discussed another observable, and provable, trend: the lack of a “third space.”
A third space is where we gather with friends or like-minded communities outside our home (first space) or workplace (second space). For many people throughout history, a church, a mosque, or a temple has been the third place — a space of intelligent discussion and kindness as a default. So, if we take away religion, do we take away these psychologically important third spaces?
Grayling argues that this isn’t the real issue.
The real issue is the lack of free, accessible, and fun educational spaces.