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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... sufficient weight to the mathematical innova- tions is less than fair ; for Bacon specifically said that " many parts of nature can neither be invented - that is observed with sufficient subtlety , nor demonstrated with sufficient ...
... sufficient weight to the mathematical innova- tions is less than fair ; for Bacon specifically said that " many parts of nature can neither be invented - that is observed with sufficient subtlety , nor demonstrated with sufficient ...
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... sufficient to over - run the planet with their offspring if it continued unchecked . Fortunately , Nature employs a whole series of limiting devices which , over any sufficient period of time , would check inordinate quantitative ...
... sufficient to over - run the planet with their offspring if it continued unchecked . Fortunately , Nature employs a whole series of limiting devices which , over any sufficient period of time , would check inordinate quantitative ...
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... sufficient reaction . During the last decade , fortunately , there has been a sudden , quite unpredictable awakening to prospects of a total catastrophe . The unrestricted increase of population , the over - exploitation of ...
... sufficient reaction . During the last decade , fortunately , there has been a sudden , quite unpredictable awakening to prospects of a total catastrophe . The unrestricted increase of population , the over - exploitation of ...
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