The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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... absolute order established , like Descartes ' ideal world , by a single provi- dential mind and will : that of the absolute ruler or monarch . Until men were incorporated into Leviathan , that is , the all - powerful state through which ...
... absolute order established , like Descartes ' ideal world , by a single provi- dential mind and will : that of the absolute ruler or monarch . Until men were incorporated into Leviathan , that is , the all - powerful state through which ...
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... absolute despotism , without law or right : more absolute than any past system . " This despotic regime , " he noted , " will not be practiced any longer by dynasties . They are too soft and kindhearted . The new tyrannies will be in ...
... absolute despotism , without law or right : more absolute than any past system . " This despotic regime , " he noted , " will not be practiced any longer by dynasties . They are too soft and kindhearted . The new tyrannies will be in ...
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... Absolute control , magical , 178 Absolute power , misdirection of , 269 ; need for new symbol of , 243 ' Absolute ' weapon , fear of , 253 Absolutes , untrustworthiness of , 74 Absolutism , [ 2 ] ; baroque , 81 ; Descartes ' admiration ...
... Absolute control , magical , 178 Absolute power , misdirection of , 269 ; need for new symbol of , 243 ' Absolute ' weapon , fear of , 253 Absolutes , untrustworthiness of , 74 Absolutism , [ 2 ] ; baroque , 81 ; Descartes ' admiration ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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