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John Dewey: “To make physical science a rival of human interests is bad enough, for it forms a diversion of energy which can ill be…”

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To make physical science a rival of human interests is bad enough, for it forms a diversion of energy which can ill be afforded.
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John Dewey

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Dewey warns against the diversion of energy from human interests to physical science.

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