# How does The Public and Its Problems develop the theme of The State and Government?

> The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey

## Answer

The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey develops The State and Government across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The text distinguishes between the state as a formal political organization and the broader, dynamic processes of governance and community life.

The chapter defines the state as the organization of the public through officials to protect shared interests, emphasizing its experimental and historical nature.

Dewey defines the state functionally as the organization of a public to secure its interests, and discusses the dual capacity of officials and the problem of representative government.

## Evidence

- [i-search-for-the-public](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_public_and_its_problems_se/chapters/i-search-for-the-public.md): The chapter defines the state as the organization of the public through officials to protect shared interests, emphasizing its experimental and historical nature.
- [iii-the-democratic-state](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_public_and_its_problems_se/chapters/iii-the-democratic-state.md): Dewey defines the state functionally as the organization of a public to secure its interests, and discusses the dual capacity of officials and the problem of representative government.

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