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... symbolic operations beyond human capabilities within a normal lifespan , the computer is an invaluable adjunct to the brain , though not a substitute for it . Since the computer is limited to handling only so much ex- perience as can be ...
... symbolic operations beyond human capabilities within a normal lifespan , the computer is an invaluable adjunct to the brain , though not a substitute for it . Since the computer is limited to handling only so much ex- perience as can be ...
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... symbolic structure of language , built solely out of gestures , sounds , images , whose parts have both stability as units and virtually infinite capacities for re - assemblage in unique but intelligible structures . Both in its dynamic ...
... symbolic structure of language , built solely out of gestures , sounds , images , whose parts have both stability as units and virtually infinite capacities for re - assemblage in unique but intelligible structures . Both in its dynamic ...
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... Symbolic organization , 416 Symbols , durability of , 426 ; invention of , 415 Syncretism , technological , 160 Synthesis , need for subjective and objec- tive , 420 ' Synthetic Philosophy , ' 105 System , deviation from , 192 ...
... Symbolic organization , 416 Symbols , durability of , 426 ; invention of , 415 Syncretism , technological , 160 Synthesis , need for subjective and objec- tive , 420 ' Synthetic Philosophy , ' 105 System , deviation from , 192 ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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