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They have isolated their subject-matter from its connections, and any isolated subject-matter becomes unqualified in the degree of its disconnection.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “They have isolated their subject-matter from its connections, and any isolated subject-matter becomes unqualified in the…”
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Dewey asserts that isolating subject matter from its connections leads to a lack of understanding and qualification.
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