To those who appreciate this fact, it is evident that the desires, aims and standards of satisfaction which the dogma of “natural” economic processes and laws assumes are themselves socially conditioned phenomena.
Dewey argues that economic desires and standards are influenced by social conditions rather than being purely natural.
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The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.
In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.
They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.
If one wishes to realize the distance which may lie between “facts” and the meaning of facts, let one go to the field of social discussion.