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... association , organization , purpose , and transcendence are not accidental by - products of mass , energy , and ... associations and organizations indicates that ' speciation ' exists even in pre - organic forms , with similar ...
... association , organization , purpose , and transcendence are not accidental by - products of mass , energy , and ... associations and organizations indicates that ' speciation ' exists even in pre - organic forms , with similar ...
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... association , " as Gray Walters ob- serves , then dissociation and non - intercourse must result in a decrease of shared meanings . Thus in time , specialized knowledge , " knowing more and more about less and less , " finally turns ...
... association , " as Gray Walters ob- serves , then dissociation and non - intercourse must result in a decrease of shared meanings . Thus in time , specialized knowledge , " knowing more and more about less and less , " finally turns ...
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... einer Philosophie der Technik . Bern : 1946 . British Association for the Advancement of Science ( by various authors ) . London and the Advancement of Science . London : 1931 . Bronowski , J. The Identity of Man . London : BIBLIOGRAPHY ...
... einer Philosophie der Technik . Bern : 1946 . British Association for the Advancement of Science ( by various authors ) . London and the Advancement of Science . London : 1931 . Bronowski , J. The Identity of Man . London : BIBLIOGRAPHY ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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