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They foresaw the new society falling apart, dissolving into mutually repellent animated grains of sand.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “They foresaw the new society falling apart, dissolving into mutually repellent animated grains of sand.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey reflects on the pessimistic view of society's cohesion in the face of fragmentation.
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