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information as knowledge
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knowledge as interrelated facts
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tools

Reference

Weiss, P., "Knowledge: A growth process", Science, 131, June 10, 1960, pp. 1716-1719. Google

Other Reference

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, v. 104, n. 2 (1960); and Kochen, M. (ed), The Growth of Knowledge, New York: John Willey & Sons, 1967, p.209-215.

Quotations
209 ;;Quote: natural growth by intake, digestion into pieces, assimilation, and utilization
210 ;;Quote: organic growth reorganizes foreign material; i.e., assimilation instead of accretion
210 ;;Quote: information is raw material; most be interrelated and processed to become knowledge
212 ;;Quote: the mind is the key agent for human knowledge, evaluation, and invention
212+ ;;Quote: tools extend man's perception and control
212 ;;Quote: to promote knowledge, must assist in assimilation and synthesis of facts into knowledge


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