What does "getting outside of it" mean?
"The experience has to be formulated in order to be communicated. To formulate requires (getting outside of it), (seeing) it as another would see it, (considering) what points of contact it has with the life of another so that it may be got into such form that he can appreciate its meaning." (Source: Democracy and Education by John Dewey)
What exactly does the phrase in the first bracket "getting outside of it" mean? I looked it up but could not figure its meaning out. Maybe it means having preconception less or having conventional idea or definition of experience less but I am not sure.
How should I understand the next two brackets, seeing and considering? Are they participial construction? If so, do they mean when, while or and?
Or, are they gerund in the place of an object like "getting outside of it"? If so, why is not there a conjunction "and" between it and considering?
Could you help me clarify it? Thank you.
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First of all, it is not appropriate to use brackets to highlight words or phrases in a piece of text. It is odd and also potentially very confusing. Please try to get out of the habit of doing this.
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- It is odd and also potentially very confusing.
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First of all, it is not appropriate to use brackets to highlight words or phrases in a piece of text. It is odd and also potentially very confusing. Please try to get out of the habit of doing this. You can use bold, or underline or colour.
1. "getting outside it" means something quite similar to "seeing it as another would see it". When you feel an experience, you are, so to speak, "ins
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