John Dewey: “Gibes at inconsistency are, however, as irrelevant as they are easy.”

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Gibes at inconsistency are, however, as irrelevant as they are easy.

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John Dewey

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Dewey highlights the futility of criticizing inconsistency in arguments, suggesting that such critiques do not contribute to meaningful discourse.

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Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.

Publication is partial and the public which results is partially informed and formed until the meanings it purveys pass from mouth to mouth.

Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.

That and that only gives reality to public opinion.