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John Dewey: We must in any case start from acts which are performed, not from hypothetical causes for those acts, and consider their…

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We must in any case start from acts which are performed, not from hypothetical causes for those acts, and consider their consequences.
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John Dewey

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Dewey emphasizes the importance of starting from actual human actions and their consequences rather than hypothetical causes.

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