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John Dewey: “Then there arise purposes, plans, measures and means, to secure consequences which are liked and eliminate those which…”

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Then there arise purposes, plans, measures and means, to secure consequences which are liked and eliminate those which are found obnoxious.
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John Dewey

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Dewey describes how collective actions lead to the formation of plans to achieve desired results.

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