A second mark and evidence is found in an otherwise inexplicable fact that the quantitative scope of results of conjoint behavior generates a public with need for organization.
John Dewey: “A second mark and evidence is found in an otherwise inexplicable fact that the quantitative scope of results of conjoint…”
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Dewey highlights that the results of collective behavior create a public that requires organization.
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