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Critical/Radical

Core definition

Critical – to challenge taken-for-granted ways of knowing; to ask not only what is, but why it is, who benefits, and what are the alternatives. Radical – belief in the necessity of fundamental or revolutionary changes in practices, conditions, institutions, or ideologies.

Longer explanation

First question – do these words belong together in the ...

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