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Page 95
... functions that explain machines . The distinguishing mark of actual machines , even the most lifelike of computers , is that its powers and functions are derivative : their increas- ingly lifelike qualities are all secondhand . No ...
... functions that explain machines . The distinguishing mark of actual machines , even the most lifelike of computers , is that its powers and functions are derivative : their increas- ingly lifelike qualities are all secondhand . No ...
Page 165
... functions are converted into abstract , uniform units , ultimately units of energy or money , there are no limits to the amount of power that can be seized , converted , and stored . The peculiarity of money is that it knows no ...
... functions are converted into abstract , uniform units , ultimately units of energy or money , there are no limits to the amount of power that can be seized , converted , and stored . The peculiarity of money is that it knows no ...
Page 418
... functions ; for the two processes can no more be separated than body and soul , brain and mind , until they are arrested in death . But there is latent energy in the mind that in rare moments by - passes these organic limitations and ...
... functions ; for the two processes can no more be separated than body and soul , brain and mind , until they are arrested in death . But there is latent energy in the mind that in rare moments by - passes these organic limitations and ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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