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Intellectual honesty (view source)
Revision as of 17:02, September 22, 2013
, 17:02, September 22, 2013An idea about preventing plagiarism, drawn from a web page copied from a website which recently was taken down
'''Intellectual honesty''' is willingness to advocate positions one knows to be correct, even when expression of those positions is unpopular or could lead to negative consequences for the expresser.
'''Intellectual honesty''' is willingness to advocate positions one knows to be correct, even when expression of those positions is unpopular or could lead to negative consequences for the expresser.
It is also an antidote to [[plagiarism]]:
*Distinguish carefully between your ideas and the ideas of others. This is a simple question of intellectual honesty. If you use another’s conclusions, acknowledge them. If you come to the same conclusions as another on your own, you should still acknowledge the agreement. [http://www.fathersmanifesto.net/plagiarism.htm]
==See also==
==See also==