The fact that man acts from crudely intelligized emotion and from habit rather than from rational consideration, is now so familiar that it is not easy to appreciate that the other idea was taken seriously as the basis of economic and political philosophy.
Dewey points out that human actions are often driven by emotions and habits rather than rational thought, challenging previous philosophical assumptions.
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