It is an affair of applying a hard and fast doctrine which follows logically from his preconception of the nature of ultimate causes.
John Dewey: “It is an affair of applying a hard and fast doctrine which follows logically from his preconception of the nature of…”
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Dewey critiques the application of rigid doctrines based on preconceived notions of causation.
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