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The phenomena and laws are not altered, but invention based upon them modifies the human situation.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgThe phenomena and laws are not altered, but invention based upon them modifies the human situation.
Dewey highlights how human invention can change the situation without altering the underlying laws.
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