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Muhammad Iqbal

It may, however, be said that the level of experience to which concepts are inapplicable cannot yield any knowledge of a universal character, for concepts alone are capable of being socialized.

Muhammad Iqbal

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Iqbal is saying that experiences that cannot be understood through concepts do not provide knowledge that applies broadly or universally. This is because only concepts can be shared and communicated within society, allowing knowledge to be collective and general.

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