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Science is converted into knowledge in its honorable and emphatic sense only in application.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “Science is converted into knowledge in its honorable and emphatic sense only in application.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey asserts that science achieves its true value only when applied in practical contexts.
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