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There was no logic which rendered necessary the appeal to the individual as an independent and isolated being.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “There was no logic which rendered necessary the appeal to the individual as an independent and isolated being.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey argues that there was no logical necessity to view individuals as isolated beings in political discourse.
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