The Myth of the Machine, Volume 2Shows that man himself has from the beginning been and still is the central fact of human life today. |
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... functions that explain machines . The distinguishing mark of actual machines , even the most lifelike of computers , is that its powers and functions are derivative : their increas- ingly lifelike qualities are all secondhand . No ...
... functions that explain machines . The distinguishing mark of actual machines , even the most lifelike of computers , is that its powers and functions are derivative : their increas- ingly lifelike qualities are all secondhand . No ...
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... functions are converted into abstract , uniform units , ultimately units of energy or money , there are no limits to the amount of power that can be seized , converted , and stored . The peculiarity of money is that it knows no ...
... functions are converted into abstract , uniform units , ultimately units of energy or money , there are no limits to the amount of power that can be seized , converted , and stored . The peculiarity of money is that it knows no ...
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... functions enabled him to escape the automatism of his reflexes and hormones . How under those conditions to prevent the brain from succumbing to its own disorderly hyperactivity , once liberated from the bodily functions and ...
... functions enabled him to escape the automatism of his reflexes and hormones . How under those conditions to prevent the brain from succumbing to its own disorderly hyperactivity , once liberated from the bodily functions and ...
Contents
NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
Copyright | |
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