John Dewey: “That social “evolution” has been either from collectivism to…”

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That social “evolution” has been either from collectivism to individualism or the reverse is sheer superstition.

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John Dewey

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Dewey argues against the simplistic view of social evolution as a linear shift between collectivism and individualism.

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John Dewey: “That social “evolution” has been either from collectivism to individualism or the reverse is sheer superstition.”