| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| |
| |
| NUMBER: | 56552 |
| QUOTATION: | Specialization is a feature of every complex organization, be it social or natural, a school system, garden, book, or mammalian body. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Catharine R. Stimpson (b. 1936), U.S. scholar and educator. As quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A56 (October 21, 1992).
On alleged over-specialization in academic research. |
| |
| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
|
|