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... Perhaps the first influential exponents of an approach of this kind were Marx and Engels , in their attempt to substitute a dialectical materialism for the current mechanical materialism . They were , of course , concerned mostly with ...
... Perhaps the first influential exponents of an approach of this kind were Marx and Engels , in their attempt to substitute a dialectical materialism for the current mechanical materialism . They were , of course , concerned mostly with ...
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... Perhaps the simplest kind of structure a complex system can have is a hierarchical chain of command , such as one finds in an army with its general at the top , its battalion commanders , company commanders , platoon commanders and so ...
... Perhaps the simplest kind of structure a complex system can have is a hierarchical chain of command , such as one finds in an army with its general at the top , its battalion commanders , company commanders , platoon commanders and so ...
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... perhaps considered against a background situa- tion such as an advanced industrial nation . However , the list might include events which are mutually exclusive or events for which chances of occurrence of some items might be influenced ...
... perhaps considered against a background situa- tion such as an advanced industrial nation . However , the list might include events which are mutually exclusive or events for which chances of occurrence of some items might be influenced ...
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