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Page 29
... functions of the brain , we do not dispense with the human brain or mind , but transfer their re- spective functions to the design of the computer , to its programming , and to the interpretation of the results . For the computer is a ...
... functions of the brain , we do not dispense with the human brain or mind , but transfer their re- spective functions to the design of the computer , to its programming , and to the interpretation of the results . For the computer is a ...
Page 59
... functions , indeed , produce their own kind of order and internal balance : the animal instincts are inherently functional and purpose- ful , and so , within their own context , rational : that is , appropriate to the situation and ...
... functions , indeed , produce their own kind of order and internal balance : the animal instincts are inherently functional and purpose- ful , and so , within their own context , rational : that is , appropriate to the situation and ...
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... functions of language remained as important in the formation of a culture as the function of communication : if nothing else , they prevented a flattening out of human potentiality through mechanization . Hence one of the first efforts ...
... functions of language remained as important in the formation of a culture as the function of communication : if nothing else , they prevented a flattening out of human potentiality through mechanization . Hence one of the first efforts ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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