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Urizen the creator, the god of restraints and prohibitions, becomes self-inclosed and divides himself from Eternity and the Eternals.

From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Langridge, Irene

In other words, it made explicit the consequences inhering in any doctrine which makes mental life a self-inclosed thing, instead of an attempt to redirect and readapt common concerns.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John

The bare terms "useful labor" and "leisure" confirm the statement already made that the segregation and conflict of values are not self-inclosed, but reflect a division within social life.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John

History, once a self-inclosed school discipline, has undergone an intellectual expansion which takes into account all the aspects of life which influence it, making geographical, economic, and biographical materials its aids.

From The Teaching of History by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)

Acute as were the social observations and speculations of Greek thinkers, there is not a word in their writings to indicate that Greek civilization was not self-inclosed and self-sufficient.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John