On the record
These habits are not wholly informed by reasoned purpose and deliberate choice--far from it--but they are more or less amenable to them.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “These habits are not wholly informed by reasoned purpose and deliberate choice--far from it--but they are more or less…”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey acknowledges that while human habits influence politics, they are also subject to reasoned choices.
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