John Dewey: “Secondly, that policies and proposals for social action be treated as…”

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Secondly, that policies and proposals for social action be treated as working hypotheses, not as programs to be rigidly adhered to and executed.

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John Dewey

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Dewey advocates for treating social action proposals as hypotheses rather than rigid programs.

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John Dewey: “Secondly, that policies and proposals for social action be treated as working hypotheses, not as programs to be rigidly…”