John Dewey: “Is it possible for local communities to be stable without being…”

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Is it possible for local communities to be stable without being static, progressive without being merely mobile?

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John Dewey

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Dewey questions the possibility of local communities being both stable and progressive.

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John Dewey: “Is it possible for local communities to be stable without being static, progressive without being merely mobile?”