The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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Page 205
... becomes the goal " -the early version of the even shallower notion that " the medium is the message . " Both ideas can , however , be stated in a valid form : the ' going ' does indeed become part of the goal and enlarges it : while the ...
... becomes the goal " -the early version of the even shallower notion that " the medium is the message . " Both ideas can , however , be stated in a valid form : the ' going ' does indeed become part of the goal and enlarges it : while the ...
Page 365
... become the mass substi- tute for genuine esthetic creativity . Anti - art has become in fact the new Establishment , evoking glib encomiums from art critics , grave rationaliza- tion from art historians , favored exhibition space and ...
... become the mass substi- tute for genuine esthetic creativity . Anti - art has become in fact the new Establishment , evoking glib encomiums from art critics , grave rationaliza- tion from art historians , favored exhibition space and ...
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... become effective , disintegration will , it seems probable , go on with increasing swiftness until no restorative measures are possible . In this case , the forces of anti - life will be in the ascendant , and the actors who seize the ...
... become effective , disintegration will , it seems probable , go on with increasing swiftness until no restorative measures are possible . In this case , the forces of anti - life will be in the ascendant , and the actors who seize the ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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