John Dewey: “They have an uncanny instinct for detecting whatever intellectual…”

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They have an uncanny instinct for detecting whatever intellectual tendencies even remotely threaten to encroach upon their control.

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John Dewey

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Dewey describes the ability of certain individuals to sense threats to their control over ideas.

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John Dewey: “They have an uncanny instinct for detecting whatever intellectual tendencies even remotely threaten to encroach upon…”