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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... plenitude . We now come back to the basic idea that underlies this book . If we are to prevent megatechnics from ... plenitude . Once an organic world picture is in the ascendant , the working aim of an economy of plenitude will be , not ...
... plenitude . We now come back to the basic idea that underlies this book . If we are to prevent megatechnics from ... plenitude . Once an organic world picture is in the ascendant , the working aim of an economy of plenitude will be , not ...
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... plenitude ; and to do this one must begin with man's higher func- tions : especially those that enable him to detach ... PLENITUDE The tendency of the present power system , it is obvious , goes directly contrary to the ideal of ...
... plenitude ; and to do this one must begin with man's higher func- tions : especially those that enable him to detach ... PLENITUDE The tendency of the present power system , it is obvious , goes directly contrary to the ideal of ...
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... plenitude and the possibilties for corruption that an economy of profit - conditoned abundance , often confused with plenitude , carries with it . The rewards of such a life have often been undeniable : out of the surplus came confident ...
... plenitude and the possibilties for corruption that an economy of profit - conditoned abundance , often confused with plenitude , carries with it . The rewards of such a life have often been undeniable : out of the surplus came confident ...
Contents
NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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abstract accepted achieved activities actually already ancient authority automatic automation became become beginning brought century civilization collective communication complex continued culture demands Descartes destruction direct economy effect effort energy environment equally established existence experience exploration fact final forces functions further future give human idea improvements increase industrial institutions intelligence invention knowledge later least less limited living machine man's mass material means mechanical megamachine megatechnics merely method military mind mode moral nature necessary never objective observed once operation organic original past perhaps physical possible power system practical present production progress proved reality remained result scientific scientists seemed sense single social society space subjective success sufficient symbolic taken technical thought tion turn ultimate United universal whole world picture York