The mind still draws a sharp separation between the world in which man lives and the life of man in and by that world, a cleft reflected in the separation of man himself into a body and a mind, which, it is currently supposed, can be known and dealt with apart.
Dewey critiques the separation of mind and body in understanding human existence.
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In no two ages or places is there the same public.
They are reflections into the singular human being of customs and institutions; they are not natural, that is, “native,” organic propensities.
They are made that way; it is “the nature of the beast.” We do not gain anything by inserting instincts to run, creep, swim and fly between the structure and the act.
In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.