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John Dewey: “It is wholly a moral matter, an affair of honesty, impartiality and generous breadth of intent in search and…”

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It is wholly a moral matter, an affair of honesty, impartiality and generous breadth of intent in search and communication.
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John Dewey

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Dewey stresses the moral dimensions of knowledge sharing and communication.

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