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John Dewey: “Instead of the independent, self-moved individuals contemplated by the theory, we have standardized interchangeable…”

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Instead of the independent, self-moved individuals contemplated by the theory, we have standardized interchangeable units.
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John Dewey

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Dewey critiques the notion of individuals as independent agents in a modern, standardized society.

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