John Dewey: “All merely physical knowledge is technical, couched in a technical…”

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All merely physical knowledge is technical, couched in a technical vocabulary communicable only to the few.

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John Dewey

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Dewey argues that physical knowledge is often inaccessible due to its technical nature.

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John Dewey: “All merely physical knowledge is technical, couched in a technical vocabulary communicable only to the few.”