Of course there has been an enormous increase in the amount of knowledge possessed by mankind, but it does not equal, probably, the increase in the amount of errors and half-truths which have got into circulation.
Dewey warns that the increase in knowledge is often accompanied by a rise in misinformation, a concern still relevant today.
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