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... existence of something that cannot possibly be described " ? Is it not far more absurd to deny that existence ? To dismiss as non - existent what happens to be indescribable is to equate existence with information . Can a color be ...
... existence of something that cannot possibly be described " ? Is it not far more absurd to deny that existence ? To dismiss as non - existent what happens to be indescribable is to equate existence with information . Can a color be ...
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... existence will ultimately bear some impress of mind , is surely the central fact of human development . This is what distinguishes a higher culture from a lower one , a vacuous existence from a purposeful one , a superior , mentally ...
... existence will ultimately bear some impress of mind , is surely the central fact of human development . This is what distinguishes a higher culture from a lower one , a vacuous existence from a purposeful one , a superior , mentally ...
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... existence . This in itself is a sardonic final commentary on the mechanical world picture , the power system , and the subjective non - values derived from them . For a technology that denies reality to the subjective life cannot claim ...
... existence . This in itself is a sardonic final commentary on the mechanical world picture , the power system , and the subjective non - values derived from them . For a technology that denies reality to the subjective life cannot claim ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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