Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical for…

John Dewey
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Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical forms and categories. They are habits, predispositions, deeply ingrained attitudes of aversion and preference. ✨ John Dewey, Larry A. Hickman (2007). The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy and Other Essays in Contemporary Thought, p.11, SIU Press
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