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John Dewey: If any one supposes that it will, let him consider the applications of such remedial or preventive measures to a man in…

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If any one supposes that it will, let him consider the applications of such remedial or preventive measures to a man in a state of savage culture and one in a modern community.
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John Dewey

Editor's note · Context

Dewey challenges the assumption that remedial measures will have the same effect across different cultures.

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