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... forces with the scientific and technical new world that the scientists , the inventors , and the engineers explored and cultivated : they were part and parcel of the same movement . One mode of exploration was concerned with abstract ...
... forces with the scientific and technical new world that the scientists , the inventors , and the engineers explored and cultivated : they were part and parcel of the same movement . One mode of exploration was concerned with abstract ...
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... forces of destruction that counterbalanced those of construction , and fostered a degree of collective irrationality that counteracted the marvellous positive gains in rational intelligence . And , once again , too , I must ask as I did ...
... forces of destruction that counterbalanced those of construction , and fostered a degree of collective irrationality that counteracted the marvellous positive gains in rational intelligence . And , once again , too , I must ask as I did ...
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... forces over which he exercises no effective control , moving to a destination he has not chosen . Unlike the taboo- ridden savage , who is often childishly over - confident in the powers of his shaman or magician to control formidable ...
... forces over which he exercises no effective control , moving to a destination he has not chosen . Unlike the taboo- ridden savage , who is often childishly over - confident in the powers of his shaman or magician to control formidable ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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