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John Dewey: “For the very familiarity with the phenomena conceals their significance and blinds us to their relation to immediate…”

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

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Dewey warns that familiarity with certain phenomena can obscure their significance in political contexts.

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