Herder outlines three factors that play a part in the education of the human race: (1) tradition and learning—these terms describe the experiences of those in the past whose lives have formed and influenced us; (2) reason and experience—powers that are innate in the human species that are not the product of outside influence but rather are a part of the present process of self-formation in the life of an individual; and (3) divine providence—the guiding force from outside human existence that guides humanity to its future fulfillment.
