John Dewey: “In these ways of aggregate activity the community, in its strict…”

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In these ways of aggregate activity the community, in its strict sense, is not a conscious partner, and over them it has no direct control.

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John Dewey

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Dewey points out that communities often lack direct control over aggregate activities affecting them.

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In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

But it indicates where the problem resides, whatever guise it assumes.

The clear consciousness of a communal life, in all its implications, constitutes the idea of democracy.

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John Dewey: “In these ways of aggregate activity the community, in its strict sense, is not a conscious partner, and over them it has…”