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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The local communities without intent or forecast found their affairs conditioned by remote and invisible organizations.

In this distinction we find the germ of the distinction between the private and the public.

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