On the record
Equality does not signify that kind of mathematical or physical equivalence in virtue of which any one element may be substituted for another.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgEquality does not signify that kind of mathematical or physical equivalence in virtue of which any one element may be substituted for another.
Here, Dewey critiques the simplistic notion of equality as mere equivalence.
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