John Dewey: “Much of what is called selfishness is but the outcome of limitation of…”

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Much of what is called selfishness is but the outcome of limitation of observation and imagination.

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John Dewey

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Dewey suggests that what is often perceived as selfishness stems from a narrow perspective.

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The local communities without intent or forecast found their affairs conditioned by remote and invisible organizations.

For the very familiarity with the phenomena conceals their significance and blinds us to their relation to immediate political problems.

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

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John Dewey: “Much of what is called selfishness is but the outcome of limitation of observation and imagination.”