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John Dewey: In determining consequences, they institute publics with different interests, which exact different types of political…

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In determining consequences, they institute publics with different interests, which exact different types of political behavior to care for them.
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John Dewey

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Dewey discusses how different public interests arise from varying consequences of social behavior.

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