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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... scientific knowledge , almost , it would seem , in proportion to its degree of abstraction and its isolation from immediate practical concerns . The most dynamic gift of science to technics is what A. N. Whitehead termed the greatest ...
... scientific knowledge , almost , it would seem , in proportion to its degree of abstraction and its isolation from immediate practical concerns . The most dynamic gift of science to technics is what A. N. Whitehead termed the greatest ...
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... scientific attitude to- ward , 121 Godwin , Francis , 220 Goethe , Johann Wolfgang von , 180 , 337 , 351 , 387 , 420 Gold , lust for , 8 Golden Age , 175 Golden mean , 398 Golem , Wiener's , 125 Goliaths , brass - armored , 269 Goncourt ...
... scientific attitude to- ward , 121 Godwin , Francis , 220 Goethe , Johann Wolfgang von , 180 , 337 , 351 , 387 , 420 Gold , lust for , 8 Golden Age , 175 Golden mean , 398 Golem , Wiener's , 125 Goliaths , brass - armored , 269 Goncourt ...
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... Scientific abstractions , as neutral medium of exchange , 65 Scientific advances , unforeseen conse- quences of , 80 Scientific data , military need for , 38 Scientific discoveries , profitable exploita- tion of , 122 Scientific ...
... Scientific abstractions , as neutral medium of exchange , 65 Scientific advances , unforeseen conse- quences of , 80 Scientific data , military need for , 38 Scientific discoveries , profitable exploita- tion of , 122 Scientific ...
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