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What is value of knowledge?
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June 27, 2013

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Miriam Solomon
June 27, 2013 (changed June 27, 2013) Permalink

Knowledge may be valuable in itself i.e. for its own sake. When you ask "What is the value of knowledge?" you may be asking what else is it valuable for. There is hardly any human activity that is not aided by relevant knowledge. Medicine and technology are the result of applying scientific knowledge to a vast range of human needs.

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