That a mass of men should be led to think about the immediate reality in a united and coherent way is a more important and original ‘philosophical fact’ than the discovery by a ‘genius’ of a new truth which remains the patrimony of a small group of intellectuals. (A. Gramsci).
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Hall, B.L. Knowledge as a commodity and participatory research. Prospects 9, 393–408 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02331493
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