John Dewey: “Our doctrine of plural forms is a statement of a fact: that there…”

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Our doctrine of plural forms is a statement of a fact: that there exist a plurality of social groupings, good, bad and indifferent.

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John Dewey

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Dewey asserts that his doctrine acknowledges the existence of various social groupings.

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There was no logic which rendered necessary the appeal to the individual as an independent and isolated being.

They are reflections into the singular human being of customs and institutions; they are not natural, that is, “native,” organic propensities.

They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.

For the older symbols of ideal life still engage thought and command loyalty.

John Dewey: “Our doctrine of plural forms is a statement of a fact: that there exist a plurality of social groupings, good, bad and…”