The valuelessness of knowledge

Adrian Furnham
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Chapter 70 in Managing People in a Downturn, 2011, pp 204-206 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract One university lecturer recently told her students their task was to “absorb the canon.” By this, she meant they had to steep themselves in the acknowledged great works by extensive reading, re-reading and memorization. Those who absorbed the canon turned information into knowledge and thence wisdom.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230307209_71

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