We have already noticed the difference in the attitude of a spectator …

John Dewey
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We have already noticed the difference in the attitude of a spectator and of an agent or participant. The former is indifferent to what is going on; one result is just as good as another, since each is just something to look at. The latter is bound up with what is going on; its outcome makes a difference to him. ✨ John Dewey (2015). Democracy and Education, p.128, Sheba Blake Publishing
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