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... village , the bamboo grove , the desert , seeking detachment from the compulsions and harsh regimentations demanded by the megamachine as the price of wealth , ' peace , ' and victory in war . Once the traumatic effects of civilization ...
... village , the bamboo grove , the desert , seeking detachment from the compulsions and harsh regimentations demanded by the megamachine as the price of wealth , ' peace , ' and victory in war . Once the traumatic effects of civilization ...
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... village , the farm , the workshop , the guild , the church - cleared the way for the uniformities and standardizations imposed by the machine . We can witness this process most clearly in the analysis of reality for which Des- cartes ...
... village , the farm , the workshop , the guild , the church - cleared the way for the uniformities and standardizations imposed by the machine . We can witness this process most clearly in the analysis of reality for which Des- cartes ...
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... village customs and traditions and even older animal loyalties have often modified harsh legal codes that left no merciful loopholes . As technics in future becomes more open to organic criteria , the idea of quantitative productivity ...
... village customs and traditions and even older animal loyalties have often modified harsh legal codes that left no merciful loopholes . As technics in future becomes more open to organic criteria , the idea of quantitative productivity ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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