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Force” is not eliminated but is transformed in use and direction by ideas and sentiments made possible by means of symbols.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgForce” is not eliminated but is transformed in use and direction by ideas and sentiments made possible by means of symbols.
This quote emphasizes that force is redirected by ideas and sentiments enabled by symbols.
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