John Dewey: “But the war is there to show that they are as real, and to prove that…”

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But the war is there to show that they are as real, and to prove that they are not organized and regulated.

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John Dewey

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Dewey emphasizes the reality of societal issues highlighted by war, suggesting they require organized responses.

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The democratic public is still largely inchoate and unorganized.

But he does so only at the cost of repression of those of his potentialities which can be realized only through membership in other groups.

Personal loyalties to elders take the place of political obedience.

They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.

John Dewey: “But the war is there to show that they are as real, and to prove that they are not organized and regulated.”