Quote#Politics & Power
As we shall see later, the most important factor in the training of…
Quote byJohn Dewey · 1859–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: How We Think (1910), Chapter 1: "What Is Thought?".
English (original)
As we shall see later, the most important factor in the training of good mental habits consists in acquiring the attitude of suspended conclusion, and in mastering the various methods of searching for new materials to corroborate or to refute the first suggestions that occur. To maintain the state of doubt and to carry on systematic and protracted inquiry ― these are the essentials of thinking.
— John Dewey
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