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The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch
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Let us meet here again: acquiring knowledge is a conversation, not a destination. It is a process, a journey—a journey we take together, not alone. Others are always involved. Knowledge is not just something I have; more fundamentally, it ...more
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