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John Dewey: “Only when we start from a community as a fact, grasp the fact in thought so as to clarify and enhance its constituent…”

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Only when we start from a community as a fact, grasp the fact in thought so as to clarify and enhance its constituent elements, can we reach an idea of democracy which is not utopian.
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John Dewey

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Dewey argues that understanding community as a reality is essential for a practical conception of democracy.

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