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Things and Processes One view is that the world essentially consists of things,
and that any changes we notice are really secondary, arising from the way things
interact with one another. The alternative is that the world consists of processes, ...
Things and Processes One view is that the world essentially consists of things,
and that any changes we notice are really secondary, arising from the way things
interact with one another. The alternative is that the world consists of processes, ...
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In the early years of the century, this view, when applied to living things, was
known as 'mechanism'. The human being was regarded as a very complicated
machine, built up of these physico-chemical parts. A few rather eccentric
biologists ...
In the early years of the century, this view, when applied to living things, was
known as 'mechanism'. The human being was regarded as a very complicated
machine, built up of these physico-chemical parts. A few rather eccentric
biologists ...
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For instance, one might believe that nature consists of things, and that the things
are themselves valuable because God created them; this would be the
combination of a-p—x. Or one might believe that nature consists of things, which
have no ...
For instance, one might believe that nature consists of things, and that the things
are themselves valuable because God created them; this would be the
combination of a-p—x. Or one might believe that nature consists of things, which
have no ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tools for Thought |
| Author | Conrad Hal Waddington |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cape, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2009 |
| ISBN | 0224010778, 9780224010771 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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