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John Dewey: “It has consisted in a continuous re-distribution of social integrations on the one hand and of capacities and energies…”

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It has consisted in a continuous re-distribution of social integrations on the one hand and of capacities and energies of individuals on the other.
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John Dewey

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Dewey describes social evolution as a dynamic process of re-distribution of social roles and individual capabilities.

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