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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Supremacy of some factor meaning
A society which rests upon (the supremacy of some factor over another irrespective of its rational) leads thought astray.” (Source: Democracy and Education By John Dewey)What does (the phrase) mean? Does it mean "the supremacy of some factor over another factor that is not rational"? If so, it is a good thing isn't it the supremacy of some factor over some irrational factor? AND how does a good thing lead thought astray? Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.
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It seems that you are using brackets to highlight words or phrases in a piece of text. This is not correct, and is, in fact, very confusing as it appears as if the brackets are part of the original text. It seems also that this sentence has been misquoted.
- It seems that you are using brackets to highlight words or phrases in a piece of text.
- This is not correct, and is, in fact, very confusing as it appears as if the brackets are part of the original text.
- It seems also that this sentence has been misquoted.
- It should say: A society which rests upon the supremacy of some factor over another irrespective of its rational or proportionate claims, inevitably leads thought astray.
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It seems that you are using brackets to highlight words or phrases in a piece of text. This is not correct, and is, in fact, very confusing as it appears as if the brackets are part of the original text. It seems also that this sentence has been misquoted. It should say:
A society which rests upon the supremacy of some factor over another irrespective of its rational or proportionate
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