John Dewey: “One might argue a priori that the continual conflict of theories about…”

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One might argue a priori that the continual conflict of theories about the state is itself proof that the problem has been wrongly posed.

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John Dewey

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Dewey suggests that the ongoing conflict of theories indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem.

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

That and that only gives reality to public opinion.

But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.

We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.

John Dewey: “One might argue a priori that the continual conflict of theories about the state is itself proof that the problem has…”