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Page 37
... direct in- fluence of the Sun God into a single system of power and organization : represented in diagrammatic form by the depersonalized mechanical world picture . That diagram , so widely applied in technics - and so usefully ...
... direct in- fluence of the Sun God into a single system of power and organization : represented in diagrammatic form by the depersonalized mechanical world picture . That diagram , so widely applied in technics - and so usefully ...
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... direct his own development , and to explore the abounding potentialities of his culture and personality . In Descartes ' time , the physical and mathematical sciences had not yet achieved anything like their present position of ...
... direct his own development , and to explore the abounding potentialities of his culture and personality . In Descartes ' time , the physical and mathematical sciences had not yet achieved anything like their present position of ...
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... direct interference in military battles on the Russian front , by direct contact with even lower field officers , demonstrated one of the inherent disadvantages of remote control : misguided interference . But the basic weakness of ...
... direct interference in military battles on the Russian front , by direct contact with even lower field officers , demonstrated one of the inherent disadvantages of remote control : misguided interference . But the basic weakness of ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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