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Page 157
... ideology that gave absolute precedence and cosmic authority to the machine itself . When an ideology conveys such universal meanings and commands such obedience , it has become , in fact , a religion , and its imperatives have the ...
... ideology that gave absolute precedence and cosmic authority to the machine itself . When an ideology conveys such universal meanings and commands such obedience , it has become , in fact , a religion , and its imperatives have the ...
Page 158
... ideology to draw on : when forced to face this fact , William Morris , the archetypal craftsman , turned to Marxist ... ideological front the exponents of the older arts and crafts and humanities were helpless : poor in resources ...
... ideology to draw on : when forced to face this fact , William Morris , the archetypal craftsman , turned to Marxist ... ideological front the exponents of the older arts and crafts and humanities were helpless : poor in resources ...
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... ideology once communism was supposedly achieved . Thus the ideal society would oper- ate indefinitely , like a well ... ideological blueprint , in which autonomy will be trans- ferred from the individual organism , where it exists in ...
... ideology once communism was supposedly achieved . Thus the ideal society would oper- ate indefinitely , like a well ... ideological blueprint , in which autonomy will be trans- ferred from the individual organism , where it exists in ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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