Even the specialist finds it difficult to trace the chain of “cause and effect”; and even he operates only after the event, looking backward, while meantime social activities have moved on to effect a new state of affairs.
Dewey points out that even experts struggle to understand cause and effect in social issues, often reflecting on past events.
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