John Dewey: “To-day, the everyday relationships of men are largely with great…”

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To-day, the everyday relationships of men are largely with great impersonal concerns, with organizations, not with other individuals.

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John Dewey

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Dewey notes the shift in human relationships from personal to organizational interactions.

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John Dewey: “To-day, the everyday relationships of men are largely with great impersonal concerns, with organizations, not with other…”