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Intellectual Progress (Society-Level)

Edited by Ruby, abramdemski last updated 8th Sep 2020

Intellectual Progress is the progressive accumulation of knowledge. Questions include How is intellectual progress made? and How do we make more? Intellectual Progress (Individual-Level) and the Scholarship & Learning tag is focused on the learning and research of individuals. In contrast, Intellectual Progress (Society-Level) is about how we, humanity, collectively make progress on important questions. What broader conditions, institutions, and technologies enable progress?

Also related to: Progress Studies, Practice & Philosophy of Science

[TO-DO: link Science tag(s)]

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