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📘 The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey

Written by John Dewey, this 1927 work is a response to Walter Lippmann's popular work on public opinion. Dewey argues that the public has become confused and easily manipulated, presenting a serious problem with respect to majority rule. He suggests that the remedy is to simplify the economic system to make it easier for individuals to directly predict and understand the consequences of their own actions. This points towards the need of a movement away from centralization and towards participative communities.

First publish date: 2023

Genre: Politics & Government/Political Theory

Authors: John Dewey

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