To-day it is generally admitted that conduct proceeds from conditions which are largely out of focal attention, and which can be discovered and brought to light only by inquiries more exacting than those which teach us the concealed relationships involved in gross physical phenomena.
Dewey emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying conditions that influence human behavior beyond immediate awareness.
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