What is more important, however, is that so much of knowledge is not knowledge in the ordinary sense of the word, but is “science.” The quotation marks are not used disrespectfully, but to suggest the technical character of scientific material.
Dewey distinguishes between general knowledge and scientific knowledge, emphasizing the technical nature of the latter.
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