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In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.”
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Dewey concludes that private actions can hold social value through both their intended outcomes and their indirect effects.
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