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... became better able to fulfill its own special function , that of summarizing experience in concepts and ideal structures of increasing complexity . By means of language , each group progressively organized its immediate impressions ...
... became better able to fulfill its own special function , that of summarizing experience in concepts and ideal structures of increasing complexity . By means of language , each group progressively organized its immediate impressions ...
Page 154
... became the subject of thought and art : with the clay vessels that began to appear around the Eighth Millennium B.C. , boiling as well as roasting and baking became feasible though possibly in the tropics green bamboo vessels preceded ...
... became the subject of thought and art : with the clay vessels that began to appear around the Eighth Millennium B.C. , boiling as well as roasting and baking became feasible though possibly in the tropics green bamboo vessels preceded ...
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... became part of the human costume : exposed or pocketed . Punctuality , ceasing to be " the courtesy of kings " became a necessity in daily affairs in those countries where mechanization was taking command . The measure- ment of space ...
... became part of the human costume : exposed or pocketed . Punctuality , ceasing to be " the courtesy of kings " became a necessity in daily affairs in those countries where mechanization was taking command . The measure- ment of space ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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